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A decorated palanquin-style float at night carries a bearded sadhu seated in the centre, wearing an orange-saffron turban and a garland of yellow and orange marigolds, with silver armlets and a rudraksha-style necklace. Around him stand attendants in orange and red robes and orange turbans, one holding a long white fly-whisk (chamara) and another a metal staff topped with a silver finial. Above them a silver umbrella with embossed figures shields the seat, and a framed portrait stands on the float, its label not legible. The float is covered in green foliage and pink and yellow flowers, with strings of lights above and an orange flag with an Om symbol in front. Several onlookers and attendants fill the foreground, and a banner with Hindi script is visible at the right.

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May 21 20162016-05-21A flower-decked palanquin procession at dusk carries a bearded sadhu in orange robes and an orange turban, seated under an ornate gold embroidered canopy. Garlands of marigolds and a rudraksha mala adorn him, and a large trident stands upright beside the canopy. Around the palanquin, sadhus in saffron and orange robes and turbans walk, one holding a trident and another a white chamara fan. A young shirtless man with yellow tilak paint and a younger man in white hold orange flags at the front. A framed portrait mounted on the palanquin shows a bearded figure in orange robes. A rainbow-coloured backdrop panel and a green-and-white cloth sheet complete the setting.2016-05-21Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. On a decorated float with a flower-garlanded frame and a gold canopy, a bearded man in a saffron-yellow turban and orange-gold robes sits centrally, wearing marigold garlands, flanked by attendants in orange and yellow. A large framed portrait of a bearded sadhu is mounted behind the float. In front, a shirtless young man wears a white dhoti, and a figure in white robes stands near a rainbow-coloured cloth. Yellow flags with white plumes are raised, and a bearded sadhu with a rudraksha mala rides in an open vehicle at right. A dense crowd of devotees with raised hands and phones fills the foreground under bright stage lights.2016-05-21A photograph of a large festival procession with a golden, ornately decorated palanquin-style chariot covered in orange and white flower garlands and a gold canopy. A man seated on a red cushioned throne at the centre wears a maroon turban, a saffron-coloured shawl, and multiple beaded garlands, and raises one hand in greeting. Two attendants stand beside him: one in orange with a rudraksha-style garland, the other in a dark garment at the right edge. Crowds press around the chariot, many raising their arms, and a tiered multicoloured tassel ornament hangs on the right. A white-robed attendant and a bearded sadhu in pink and orange stand at the right edge. A blue banner with partly legible text stands on the left.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A decorated procession float carries several saffron-robed sadhus and priests under an ornate embroidered umbrella. Orange and yellow marigold garlands drape the float, and an orange flag reads Om Namah Shivaya. Behind them a blue banner with yellow Hindi text shows a standing saffron-clad figure with a beaded necklace. A man in a white kurta stands near the umbrella, and a bearded elder in a light orange shawl with rudraksha beads sits centre, raising a hand. Crowds, police and a rickshaw canopy are visible at the edge of the street.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A decorated procession chariot draped in red and orange marigold, rose and leaf garlands, with a red and gold canopy above. A bearded sadhu in saffron robes and orange tilak, wrapped in a flower garland, sits centrally and raises his right hand in greeting. Behind him stands another saffron-robed sadhu with a rudraksha mala. Saffron-clad attendants, a man in an orange turban and a bald priest in white crowd the platform, and a flywhisk-holding attendant stands at left. Orange flags and a blurred tree stand in the background, and a devotee in orange holds a phone up to film. Kumbh Mela procession setting.2016-05-21Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. A flower-decorated chariot with a white cloth canopy and a red-and-gold umbrella carries several saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis seated on white-draped seats. A man with long hair in an orange robe stands centre-left among them, and a bearded man in orange holds the umbrella. Garlands of green leaves, purple and yellow marigolds and red flowers frame the chariot. Crowds in white and orange line the street, with red flags behind. A pink gateway above shows a painted deity mural and the text Shri Panchayati. Other saffron-clad figures walk beside the chariot.2016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21A decorated procession float at an outdoor religious event, draped in marigold and rose garlands with an ornate maroon-and-gold umbrella overhead. Several saffron-robed sadhus sit on the float; one in the center wears a white-and-orange shawl with rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace, another bald sadhu in a peach-coloured robe sits lower. Orange flags with Sanskrit-style lettering flank the float, and a crowd of devotees in orange and white stands below. Dense marigold garlands cover the raised platform. Approximately twenty or more people are visible in the crowd and on the float.2016-05-21