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A crowded procession scene shows several ash-smeared naked sadhus draped in thick yellow marigold garlands, with flower crowns on their heads. The foreground sadhu with a long grey beard is walking forward between others. Behind them, a man in a grey patterned t-shirt with a badge and a turban-wearing man in orange stand among devotees. A uniformed police officer holds a rope barrier on the left, and a decorated orange-and-gold ceremonial palanquin with yellow canopy appears at upper right.

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A procession scene outdoors with several bare-chested sadhus wearing thick yellow marigold garlands over their shoulders and heads, their bodies smeared with grey ash. The central sadhu with a long grey beard raises his hand to his mouth. To the right an elderly sadhu with a long white beard stands beside a green engine. Behind them a decorated float or ratha carries colourful circular ornaments and yellow and pink parasols, and onlookers in red and white clothing fill the crowd. A uniformed police officer stands at left.2016-05-09A bearded sadhu stands at the centre of a crowd during a procession, his body smeared with grey-white ash and wearing a thick garland of yellow marigolds draped over his shoulders and head, with white and rudraksha-style beads around his neck. A red tilak marks his forehead. Beside him an older white-bearded man in saffron-orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and white beaded necklace, and a turbaned man in orange stands behind. Police in uniform are at the left edge, and to the right a yellow-garlanded bare-torso figure is partly visible. Behind them are colourful decorated structures with circular ornaments and flags, and a red banner showing a bearded holy man is visible at upper left.2016-05-09Naked sadhus walk in a procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, wearing thick orange-yellow marigold garlands and marigold crowns. The foreground figure has a long grey beard, long matted hair and tilak marks on the forehead. A bearded older sadhu with grey hair and a rudraksha-style pink bead necklace stands centre frame, with others behind him in garlands. On the right, figures in saffron-orange and red robes and turbans walk alongside. Behind them a pink-walled gateway and red flags frame a bright sky.2016-04-22 +1 copiesPhoto of a group of naked ascetic sadhus, many with long grey beards and matted hair, wearing marigold garlands across their shoulders and heads, standing under a yellow and red patterned canopy. The central man has long dark hair, a beard, red and brown rudraksha malas, and orange marigold garlands. Men on the left and right hold a staff and a metal pole. The ceremonial gathering appears to be a sadhu procession or akhara event.2016-04-18Outdoor tent with yellow and red patterned canopy at an Ujjain gathering. Several bare-chested sadhus with ash-smeared bodies and long matted or grey hair sit on red carpets wearing marigold garlands, one with a yellow garland on his head. A standing man in an orange robe and white dhoti-style garment stands centre-left, and another man in orange clothing with a red beaded rudraksha-style mala sits at right beside a sadhu. A crowd of men in shirts and kurtas stands behind. One sadhu receives a garland while an attendant touches his head.2016-04-18A photograph of a crowded procession at a Kumbh-style festival. In the foreground, several naked, ash-smeared sadhus wear thick garlands of yellow marigolds around their necks and heads and walk with their chests bare. Behind them, a decorated ratha with brass bells, colourful circular ornaments and a yellow umbrella carries a deity murti. On the right, a musician in orange uniform plays a brass horn, and a police officer in khaki stands near a rope barrier. Orange-clad devotees and a red tent with orange flags fill the background. A large banner on the left shows a bearded figure with long curly hair beside Telugu-style text. Many people fill the scene.2016-05-09 +1 copiesA street procession of many naked or bare-chested ascetic sadhus with ash-smeared bodies and long matted hair walks barefoot down a narrow town road. Many wear thick marigold garlands on their heads and shoulders, and some carry long wooden staffs. Red and saffron flags, decorated umbrellas, colourful ornamental canopies and a white horse-drawn or decorated element appear along the route. Bystanders in pink shirts and onlookers line the street, and tall buildings with balconies frame the scene.2016-04-18May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09April 18 20162016-04-18 +1 copiesMay 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09