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Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela setting with a dense crowd of devotees and sadhus. In the foreground, a figure with an orange turban and matted hair, shown from behind and wearing an orange garment with a leopard-print cloth, stands beneath a large decorated red-and-blue canopy. Beside them, a sadhu in orange robes and rudraksha beads plays a small drum. Red flags and orange banners fill the street, and a decorated ratha-style float with a palanquin-like canopy sits in the background among white-clad attendants. Trees and a roadside pole frame the scene.

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April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor festival procession at a Kumbh Mela setting under bright sky and tall trees. In the foreground, a figure in an orange turban and saffron shawl with a rudraksha-style beaded strap stands with hands folded in namaste, facing a crowd. Behind, a red and gold ceremonial umbrella and red flags on poles line the route. A seated saffron-robed sadhu beats a drum on a raised platform decorated with striped cloth, while other saffron-clad devotees and onlookers, many in white, crowd the barricaded street. Banners in red and yellow hang from poles, and a decorated ratha-style float with flags stands further back.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor festival procession on a sunny day, with a crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees around a decorated open vehicle. In the foreground a woman with a tall orange turban, long dark hair and a beaded orange shawl faces the procession, and a drummer in orange robes plays a drum. On the cart, figures in orange and white robes, many with marigold garlands, sit beneath a red and gold umbrella with tassels, while red flags wave. Behind them, a tall printed portrait on a blue banner shows a bald man in orange garments and a rudraksha mala. Bald men in orange and police in khaki stand among the crowd, and tents and trees line the road.2016-04-22Outdoor festival procession crowd seen from behind a foreground figure in orange sannyasi attire with an orange turban and rudraksha beads, standing near the front of a barricade. A woman in orange with a long braid and beaded necklaces plays a small hand drum. Around them, saffron-robed sadhus, a bald monk in orange, and many devotees and onlookers, some in white, fill the road. Red flags on poles wave above the crowd, and a high-ranking officer in khaki uniform stands at the right. Behind, a canopied chariot-like cart, an orange and red decorated structure, colourful banners and tents line the road under trees. A yellow banner reads 'ARMA' with an animal motif, and a red placard carries a portrait. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2016-04-22Outdoor festival stage at dusk with a crowd behind yellow barricades and red flags. In the foreground, a sadhu in an orange turban and gold-and-rudraksha necklaces sits from behind on a leopard-print seat, facing the stage. Beside him, several saffron-robed sadhus sit, one playing a drum (dhol-style) with his hands. A seated police officer in khaki uniform stands nearby. Banners and a red-and-pink banner reading KHAMA hang in the background, with trees and light poles above. Setting suggests a procession or ritual gathering with sadhus.2016-04-22Outdoor festival procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event on a tree-lined road. In the foreground, a figure in an orange turban and orange garment with rudraksha-style beaded bracelets faces away toward the crowd. Seated figures in saffron and orange robes play a small hand drum and cymbals on a striped cloth. Behind a metal barrier, a bald man in orange robes sits on a raised platform, and red flags, orange canopies and banners line the route. Dense crowds of devotees in white and orange fill the street and barricades, with stalls and tents beyond.2016-04-22Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style festival in daylight with trees and a street. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind wears an orange turban, orange garment and a long rudraksha-style beaded necklace, with long dark hair, one hand raised. Behind them, a red and blue canopy with gold tassels shelters the procession. Many devotees in orange and saffron robes fill the street; a bald saddhu in orange sits near a drum. Red and orange flags fly from a decorated chariot-like vehicle, with garlands and a golden lion figure at left. A banner reads Mahakaal Bhandara. Police in khaki stand at right. Several dozen people are visible.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor festival procession at dusk in a crowded field. In the foreground a sadhu in an orange turban and rudraksha mala, with a leopard-print shawl over one shoulder, faces away toward the crowd. Beside him a drummer with dreadlocks, orange clothing and beaded necklaces plays a drum, and another orange-robed sadhu with a mala stands nearby. Behind barricades a large crowd watches, including people in white. Red and white banners and a large orange and green fan-shaped ceremonial item appear in the lower right. Trees and tall light poles frame the background.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22