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A procession float decorated with green foliage, white and orange flowers, and a red-and-gold ornate umbrella canopy. A bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and forehead tilak sits on a gilded throne, his hand raised in blessing. Beside him an older man in a yellow shawl and dark-rimmed glasses holds a staff. Below the float, saffron-clad sadhus and a bearded man in a pink turban walk alongside. Orange and red flags and a red banner with white Hindi-style lettering frame the scene, with an Om symbol on a white flag at left.

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A 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.2016-05-21A 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 on a decorated vehicle at dusk at the Kumbha Mela. A man in an orange jacket stands at the left rear. Under a gold-embroidered umbrella, a bearded elder in a white turban and orange-and-white robes stands beside a figure wearing a red-and-orange turban and a red shawl, holding a tall ceremonial staff wrapped in marigold garlands. Nearby, a bearded man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a marigold garland stands with hands folded. Women in pink and grey headscarves and shawls stand among the group, and devotees with raised hands fill the foreground below. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.2013-02-10May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22A procession at an outdoor religious gathering shows a silver throne-like palanquin decorated with green foliage and pink, white and orange flowers, topped by a maroon embroidered canopy with gold work and tassels. A bearded elder in saffron-orange robes with long white hair and a rudraksha-style mala sits raising one hand in blessing, flanked by attendants in peach and pink kurtas holding silver staffs and standing behind the canopy. To the left a bearded man in a red shawl over orange clothing and a pink turban holds a long silver staff. In the foreground a woman in a light blue sari sits in a covered rickshaw-style vehicle, and a man in a light shirt sits beside her.2016-05-21February 10 20132013-02-10A procession on a decorated palanquin in saffron. A bearded man in an orange-saffron wrap and multiple rudraksha malas, with orange tilak on his forehead, raises one hand while seated on a silver-framed chair beneath a maroon embroidered canopy. The canopy is wreathed with red roses, pink flowers, green leaves and blue and yellow blossoms. Around the platform, bare-chested and saffron-clad attendants hold silver staffs, and a white yak-tail fly whisk appears at lower left. An orange flag hangs at left and pink temple walls with string lights stand behind. Several bystanders are visible at the edges.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22February 10 20132013-02-10