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A photograph of a crowded street procession at a Kumbh Mela event. In the center, a shaven-headed sadhu in an orange-red robe and a long gold-beaded necklace raises his hand, walking amid men in white dhotis with red sashes and bare upper bodies. Several people hold tall wooden staffs topped with orange and yellow canopy-like umbrellas, and red flags wave above. Uniformed police officers stand behind a barrier while onlookers in colourful saris and shirts watch from the background. A pink banner with a painted saint figure hangs on the right, and a silver-haired man in white stands near the front.

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Photograph of a street procession at a Kumbh Mela-area event. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bead necklace and bald head holds a ceremonial staff and stands among a crowd of men in white dhotis with red sashes and rudraksha-style necklaces, several of whom raise their hands. A tall gold pole carries a round orange-and-yellow canopy with a floral design, and red flags rise above the group. Behind them, uniformed police officers and onlookers in saris and shawls watch from the barricade, and a red banner with a portrait of a bearded saint in saffron robes hangs on the wall. The central saffron-robed figure has a bald head and a gold necklace, and is a candidate for the page subject, but his appearance alone is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesApril 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A street procession moves through a crowded urban lane with people watching from balconies and doorways. In the centre, a man in a deep red-orange turban and matching robes wears a large white and red flower garland and raises one hand in blessing; he holds a tall silver trident. Beside him, a bald man in orange-red dhoti and shawl with gold necklaces raises one arm and speaks. To the right, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a red sash carries a long staff with a microphone and wears a gold pendant, and other devotees in white and saffron walk behind. Several ceremonial umbrellas and a red-and-saffron flag appear overhead and at the edge. Marigold garlands and rudraksha malas are visible.2015-09-15Street procession in a crowded Indian town. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, walk and dance on a paved road. Above them are umbrellas in yellow, red, and blue with silver fringe and mirror trim. A man in a white dhoti with bare upper body and a red garland in the center holds his hands together, and bystanders in white shirts watch from the side. Shops with signs line the street behind the crowd.2016-04-18September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesOutdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event on a dusty road beside a red-and-yellow painted wall with mythological figures. Sadhus and devotees walk in a crowd under tall red and yellow ceremonial umbrellas with beaded fringe. Central men wear maroon and rust-brown robes, a rust-coloured turban and heavy gold necklaces; a white-clad man in a white dhoti with gold border and gold garland walks beside them. Others wear orange and maroon dhotis, rudraksha malas and gold chains. A large paper effigy figure in red and gold appears at upper left. Many people hold hands and move forward together in a ritual procession.2016-04-22Outdoor street procession in a crowded city lane. A central figure in a deep red-maroon robe and a red turban wears a long white and red flower garland and gold-trimmed clothing, raising one hand while smiling; a silver trident (trishul) stands beside him. Around him men in maroon robes with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces raise their arms and chant, some in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls. Above them red and gold ceremonial umbrellas with fringe and tassels are held aloft. On the right a bald man in a saffron-orange robe with an orange rosette badge stands watching. Multi-storey buildings with colourful flags line the street behind the procession.2015-09-15A dense outdoor procession moves through a palm-lined ashram grounds. Many people in white shirts and trousers crowd the frame, several wearing rudraksha malas and ID lanyards. Above them, two ornate umbrellas (chhatris) with colourful fringed tassels and gold finials are carried on poles, and a large orange flag with a red and gold embroidered panel is raised at right alongside saffron-orange banners. In the centre, a bearded man in orange robes and a man with a white head wrap and long dark hair stand out among the white-clad crowd. At left, a man raises a bundle of ceremonial rods. Thatched huts and a tiled wall are visible in the background.2005-01-01A street procession moves through a busy city road lined with shops and signboards. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk with ornate umbrellas in red, yellow and blue overhead. A drummer in a tiger-striped orange shirt and orange headwrap plays a drum at left. Men in orange and maroon shawls walk among them, one with a red-orange cloth and tilak on his forehead. A shirtless man in a white dhoti with gold border gestures with raised hands near the centre. Red flags are carried along the route.2016-04-18