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June 06 20052005-06-06 +1 copiesNight photograph of a procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event, with people walking along a paved path lit by strings of lights and street lamps. At the front, a man in an orange dhoti-style robe and orange head wrap, with long hair and a heavy gold necklace with a rudraksha-style mala, walks in the centre. Behind him, several men in saffron-orange robes with crimson borders carry silver staffs and trident-like poles, and one holds a large multicoloured parasol with tassels above the group. Others in white kurtas with orange shawls walk alongside. A few people in saffron and white stand nearby, and a man in a grey jacket and white dhoti is at the right edge. Roughly eight to ten people are visible.A dusk procession descends a wide concrete staircase beside a river at Haridwar under a heavy stormy sky. In front, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and white vibhuti marks holds a silver ritual fan-like object. Behind him, a shaved-headed bare-chested man carries a silver trident (trishul) and a saffron-clad man in orange wraps carries a large orange-and-gold umbrella with tassels, while others in white and orange garments follow. Several people in orange and white stand among onlookers, and a bystander in a red shirt walks at left. Railings and streetlights line the steps.2005-06-06 +1 copiesNight procession on sandy ground with several saffron-robed sannyasis walking together under colourful fringed parasols bearing the word Dhyanapeetham on their canopy. A man in the centre wears an orange turban and orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, with long swept-back hair; he is the candidate in question and his cues are a turban, saffron clothing, rudraksha and gold, so he is labelled Swamiji (probable) as the figure leading the procession. Other sannyasis wear orange cloth and gold necklaces, carrying silver staffs and a trident-like staff. One man in white dhoti and shawl walks beside them. Lights glow in the background.2007-01-19January 19 20072007-01-19Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event. Robed sadhus and sannyasis walk along a lit road in orange, white and saffron garments. A man in white shawl walks in front holding a red-and-gold ornate parasol above a central figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and garland. Other participants carry long orange flags on poles, a decorated staff and a red and gold ornate ceremonial banner. A large banner on the right shows a photographic image. Several participants wear white or ash-marked forehead markings and garlands of marigolds.2013-02-15April 02 20112011-04-02A night procession at the Kumbh Mela, with saffron-robed sannyasis walking on a paved path under decorated parasols. In the centre, a smiling man wears an orange head wrap and an orange robe with a long garland of rudraksha beads and ornate gold pendants, and he walks beside men carrying tall gold-topped staffs and a trident. Nearby, men in orange robes with maroon borders wear gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, and a man in white with a mala stands at the right edge. Lamps glow in the dark background.2007-01-19Night procession on a dirt road lit by a street lamp, with a flaming ceremonial torch in the background. A central figure in a maroon-brown robe wears a long fresh flower garland of yellow and magenta blooms and holds a silver trident; a rudraksha mala hangs at his chest and he has white tilak on his forehead. Above him a multicoloured fringed parasol is held on a pole. Around him walk men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, and others in white ritual clothes. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks in the middle, and a man in orange at left carries a red box. Several coloured umbrellas with fringed edges fill the background crowd of devotees in white.2016-11-12 +1 copiesNight procession at a Kumbh Mela site: a line of saffron-robed sadhus and white-clad attendants walk along a paved path under a red-and-green fringed umbrella held aloft. Several men carry long silver-topped staffs and a silver ceremonial vessel, and one man in white holds a garland of marigolds. Tents and orange-lit flags line the background, with a banner showing a figure in orange behind them. Shaved heads, tilak marks and bead malas are visible. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2013-02-15A night procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela. A central man in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban, long hair and layered gold-toned necklaces walks forward, holding a tall staff topped with a trident-like finial. Around him, saffron-robed men carry bright multicolored parasols with tasselled edges printed with Dhyanapeetham emblems and a dove motif. A white-robed sadhu with long matted hair and a beaded necklace in the lower left foreground gestures toward the crowd. A woman in a grey jacket and red-trimmed headscarf holds a red-and-gold ceremonial fan at right. Streetlights and smoky haze fill the background as the procession moves along a lit street.January 23 20072007-01-23 +1 copies