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A seated figure in a rust-orange turban, brown robe and layered gold-beaded necklaces with a large pendant, hands raised in greeting, sits in an ornate golden palanquin shaped like a cobra hood. A water spray arcs over the seat. Behind, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body, wearing a rudraksha mala, tends to something, and a figure in saffron clothing stands nearby. Behind them stand a salmon-pink gateway with a flag, a red-and-white banner, and red draped cloth at a Kumbh Mela site. Several people are visible.

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April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor procession crowded with devotees and sadhus at a festival street. In the foreground, a sadhu wearing a large orange turban and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits on a leopard-print covered ceremonial vehicle, with a white-plumed fly whisk beside him. Another robed figure in a saffron shawl and gold necklace raises a hand beside him. Behind, a man in a white shirt sits near a yellow barrier, orange-robed sadhus walk the street, and tall flags and red banners hang over the crowd. A banner portrait shows a bearded man with a white shirt and red background. Other people are in white dhotis and orange robes, and a large sound system stands at right.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A person in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban sits on an ornate gold palanquin with a leopard-print cushion, raising both hands in greeting and smiling. Layers of rudraksha malas and a gold ceremonial pendant hang on the chest, with gold bangles on the arms. A red and yellow tasselled umbrella stands behind, and a golden lion figure is visible at right. Behind is an outdoor festival with tents, flags and onlookers. a person: the seated figure, shown as a dignitary being honoured in a procession, matches the page's Ujjain Kumbh Mela Shahi Snan context through saffron clothing, turban, malas and ceremonial gold.2016-04-22A festive procession scene in daylight. A central figure sits on an ornate gilded throne with a cobra-hooded back and lion-head armrests, wearing a maroon-red turban, saffron-orange robe and a large gold necklace with rudraksha-style beads, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. Around him, attendants in saffron cloth and red and gold umbrellas, a leopard-print cushion, and a cymbal player in the lower right. A yellow umbrella and a decorated red parasol frame the scene. The text 'a person' applies only as a cautious appearance-based label: the seated figure has a turban, saffron robe, gold necklace and rudraksha-like beads on a throne-style palanquin. Visible event context is a Kumbh procession.2016-04-22Outdoor procession scene at a festival site. A man seated on an ornate golden palanquin-style throne with a red-orange turban, saffron-orange robe, gold armlets and a garland of white and pink flowers, hands pressed together in greeting. The throne is decorated with white flower strands, blue and pink tassels and an orange marigold heap. Crowds of devotees stand behind a metal barrier, and a tent and a large framed portrait appear in the background. A red and white kalasha-like ornament and flower offerings sit at his feet.2016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22