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A photograph of a dense crowd pressing around a white vehicle outside a white building with a staircase strung with yellow marigold garlands. Police officers in khaki uniforms and caps stand at the front. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a shawl is reaching toward the vehicle, surrounded by devotees in white shirts and dhotis, orange and yellow garments. A video camera operator in the right foreground films the scene. Many people are visible, mostly men, some women in colourful saris and children in the background. A portrait is displayed on the wall at the top right.

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A photograph of a dense crowd pressing around a white vehicle outside a white building with a staircase strung with yellow marigold garlands. Many men in white shirts, striped blue shirts and red shirts push forward, and uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps hold the crowd back. A man in the foreground wears a bright orange wrap and a black cord around his neck, and another man in a yellow-orange dhoti with a red thread on his wrist stands in front. Several women in pink and lavender saris stand on the staircase behind, and a portrait is mounted on the building wall at upper right. A red beacon light is visible on the vehicle roof.2009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23A crowd presses around a white car outdoors at a public event, with a dense mass of people in the foreground. A bald man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe stands at the centre beside the car, with a garland-wearing man in orange and rimless glasses at the right edge. Men in white shirts and dark trousers, some in khaki uniforms, surround them. Several people hold up mobile phones to take pictures, and a raised arm wearing a gold watch fills the upper left. Behind the crowd, a line of young women in pink saris climbs a staircase beside yellow floral garlands, with a white building and palm plants beyond. A purple logo appears at upper left.2009-07-23A crowd presses around a white car at an outdoor street event under a red and white canopy decorated with banana leaves. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears a large orange-saffron turban and saffron robes, seen from behind, and appears to be a sannyasi; the appearance cues are a long-haired figure in saffron with a turban, but the face is not visible, so the identity is uncertain. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand near the car, one holding a radio, while men in white shirts, a blue striped shirt and a yellow vest mingle in the crowd. A garland-draped staircase and a building with a pale facade are visible behind, and some people raise their hands toward the car.2009-07-23Outdoor photograph of a crowd pressing around a white car under a red-and-white striped canopy decorated with banana leaves. In the centre, a man with long dark wavy hair wears a bright orange-saffron turban and an orange-saffron wrap, seen from behind. Around him, police officers in khaki uniforms and caps stand alongside men in white shirts and trousers, and others in pink, blue and orange shirts. Marigold-style yellow garlands hang on a building staircase at upper right. a person cues: long swept hair, saffron turban and wrap, placed centrally as the figure the crowd surrounds.2009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23Outdoor photo of a crowd pressing around a white car with a red beacon light on its roof. Around them men in white shirts, pastel and blue shirts, and an orange-clad man press close. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at right with a cap and belt. A red-and-white striped tent canopy and banana leaves line the left side, and a building with garlanded yellow-orange marigold strings decorates its staircase at upper right. Several dozen people are visible.2009-07-23A dense crowd surges along stone steps at an outdoor procession, with many people pressing forward. In the centre, a saffron-robed sadhu wearing a tall orange turban and heavy beaded necklaces walks down the steps, flanked by a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and garlands. Uniformed police officers in khaki hold back the crowd, and several photographers with large cameras crowd the foreground. Orange, red and yellow umbrellas and red flags rise above the crowd under a bright sky. a person is not indicated as present on this page, and no candidate is confidently identified by appearance.2016-04-22Outdoor photo of a crowd on a tree-lined road before green hills. At centre, a man in orange saffron robes and an orange turban stands with a thick white-and-pink flower garland and a rudraksha-style bead mala, while others press close. A uniformed police officer in khaki cap stands in the foreground beside a silver SUV dusted with rose petals and marigold petals. Men in white shirts and orange-clad attendants surround him, and devotees line the road behind. A banana leaf and a coconut sit in the lower foreground.2010-09-04June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA dense outdoor crowd presses around a procession under a colourful umbrella-shaped canopy with red, yellow and blue patterns and a finial on top. In the centre a bald man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha-style necklace walks beside another bald man in orange, both steered through the throng. A uniformed police officer in a dark beret and khaki shirt stands in the foreground, and other officers in peaked caps and khaki uniforms are visible behind. A photographer with a flash-mounted camera is at left, and several men in white shirts with glasses and beards are in the crowd. Palm trees, a yellow painted building and a green tree form the background.2009-07-23Dense outdoor crowd at a Kumbh Mela procession under bright sun, with orange, green and yellow umbrellas and red flags overhead. In the centre, a sadhu in orange robes with a large orange turban and gold necklaces stands among bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold borders, one holding a silver-topped staff. Police officers in khaki uniforms and caps stand nearby, a man in a yellow shirt is at right, and photographers with cameras surround the group. Many people are visible in the packed crowd.2016-04-22