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Outdoor photograph of a festooned grey jeep processing through a dusty market lane at a Kumbh Mela site. The vehicle's bonnet and grille are draped with orange marigold garlands and tinsel, and an elderly sadhu with a white beard, wearing an orange shawl, sits on the roof beneath a red umbrella. A shirtless young boy in white loincloth stands beside him holding a long pole with a white tassel. A red flag flutters from a pole on the right, and a white banner with coloured religious artwork hangs from the jeep's front. Several men in white kurtas and dark waistcoats walk past corrugated metal stalls under a hazy sky.

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February 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15A dusty road at a crowded Kumbh Mela site in Uttar Pradesh, with many pilgrims and people walking on both sides. A dark red car with orange marigold garlands drives through the crowd. Three men in white robes sit on a red and gold cloth spread across the car roof; the central man has a long white beard and a white turban. A man in a dark shirt and red lungi walks beside the car, and a rear banner with Hindi text is tied to the bumper. Makeshift stalls with colourful cloth and a temple spire stand in the background under hazy sky.2013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15February 10 20132013-02-10Outdoor Kumbh Mela crowd scene under a clear pale sky. A silver jeep decorated with orange marigold garlands carries several saffron-robed sadhus seated on its roof; the central seated man has a long grey beard, holds a red-and-gold patterned parasol, and wears an orange-brown robe. Two other elderly sadhus in orange sit beside him. Around the vehicle pilgrims in white shawls, a man in a yellow turban carrying a large white sack on his head, and men in woollen scarves and sweaters walk through the dusty field, with another decorated vehicle and utility poles visible behind.2013-02-10A dusty road procession at a Kumbh Mela camp. A decorated open float with a pillared, ornately painted canopy and orange-marigold garlands stands in front, its orange cloth draped over the cart base. Several people sit under the canopy, and men in white dhotis and orange and saffron robes with turbans walk alongside, one holding an orange flag on a pole. Another flag-bearing cart and more flags stretch down the road in the hazy background, with tents and power lines beyond. Overlay text readsFebruary 15 20132013-02-15A decorated open float procession vehicle on a dusty road under a flyover, draped in marigold garlands and hanging brass bells and tassels, with a teal fringed canopy overhead. A man in white dhoti stands at the front tying the decorations, and a seated figure in orange robes sits under the canopy beside a trident-topped staff and a brass horn. Several men and women in saffron and orange garments walk alongside, a bare-headed man in a grey vest and a turbaned man in white stand in the foreground, and loudspeakers are mounted on the float. A procession with ritual decoration rather than a clearly identified event. Several people are visible, roughly 6 to 20.2013-02-12A 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.2016-05-21Outdoor photo of a dusty road at a crowded Kumbh Mela-style festival site with many pedestrians in white, orange and brown clothing and white turbans. At centre, a wooden-framed open cart with large wheels carries a seated man in white kurta and dark sunglasses, with others in white beside him, while another man in white stands on the cart adjusting a white cloth. Several colourful striped umbrellas with fringe shade the cart, and a small child in a red sweater walks in the lower left. Utility poles, flags and a roadside billboard line the background.A procession on a dusty road at a Kumbh Mela site, with a decorated float as its centre. The float is a wooden-framed canopied cart draped with orange and marigold garlands, its base covered by an orange cloth, and a seated group inside. Several saffron-clad sadhus walk alongside carrying orange flags on tall poles, one wearing a white robe and another in orange with a turban. Men in saffron and pink sit at the float's edge, and women in red and orange saris walk beside it. Behind, another garlanded float and more flag-bearers follow, with tents and a temple spire visible at the right. Pale hazy sky overhead.