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Outdoor festival scene at a Kumbh Mela camp during a procession. In the left foreground a uniformed police officer in a dark beret and khaki shirt faces the camera. Behind him, sadhus in saffron-orange robes and red-orange turbans walk beside a dark SUV, one holding a long pole. Orange cloth canopies strung with beads frame the left, and a yellow ceremonial umbrella with fringe is raised above the procession near orange flags on tall poles against a clear blue sky. Some figures in the background wear white and orange.

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April 22 20162016-04-22February 15 20132013-02-15Outdoor photograph of a procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event. Several sadhus in saffron and rust-coloured robes walk in a crowd, many wearing rudraksha and beaded necklaces. A bare-chested sadhu with a rust-coloured turban and a yellow-and-red parasol held above him walks at the front. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange dhoti and shawl gestures with folded hands. Uniformed police in khaki shirts walk along the sides, one with a dark cap. Behind them, orange and blue canopies line the road, and a pink temple tower with a seated deity figure rises in the background under a clear sky. Visible people: about ten to fifteen in the procession.2016-04-22Outdoor photo at a Kumbh Mela camp with orange tent canopies and strings of marigold garlands. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a dark cap stands in the foreground near a dark SUV. Behind him, a sadhu in an orange-red turban and saffron robe wears a long rudraksha mala and carries a yellow umbrella held by an attendant. A cameraman films on the left, and other people in white and saffron clothing walk along a brick path under a clear sky.2016-04-22Night outdoor scene under an orange canopy strung with yellow fairy lights. A central figure in orange robes and an orange turban, wearing heavy gold necklaces and gold armlets, stands with palms pressed together in namaste beside a dark SUV, while an attendant holds a blue embroidered umbrella with crystal fringe over him. Behind him an attendant in orange and gold robes with a red-and-yellow shawl stands near the vehicle. On the left a man in white dhoti with gold border and tilak holds a ceremonial silver staff with a sceptre-like top and rudraksha mala. A man in a blue shirt and dark trousers stands with hands folded, and a uniformed officer in a grey cap holds a rifle at right. Several people in orange and white stand in the background.2016-04-21Evening procession at a Kumbh Mela camp with a crowd lining temporary tent structures. In the foreground a uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap and rifle walks at the centre, flanked by a man in an orange robe and a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold trim and beaded necklaces. Behind them a man in a saffron turban and beaded necklaces stands beside a yellow ceremonial umbrella and a red-and-gold decorated umbrella with a circular emblem. Devotees with folded hands and men in orange saffron garments watch from the crowd.2016-04-22Outdoor procession on a red carpet runner at a Bidadi festival site. A central bald man in orange robes walks forward, flanked by saffron-clad followers in orange dhotis and shawls, many wearing rudraksha and bead malas. A man in an orange turban walks at right. Behind them, a multicoloured canopy umbrella with gold emblems is held aloft, and white and red draped tents and a parked silver van frame the scene.2008-12-30April 21 20162016-04-21Outdoor photo on a clear blue-sky day beside a silver SUV. Several people in saffron and orange robes stand with their backs to the camera, one wearing an orange turban and another with dark hair pinned up and a gold necklace. On the right, a person in white holds a large ornate umbrella with red, green and gold panels and fringed tassels. Sparse trees and a power line appear in the background.2008-12-30April 18 20162016-04-18Outdoor procession at a religious gathering, with a dense crowd pressing around a central sannyasi in a rust-orange turban, orange robe and long layered gold and beaded mala necklaces. To his left a man with long dark hair, bare shoulders, white dhoti and a sacred thread and tripundra marks stands beside a robed attendant in white. A uniformed police officer in a dark cap and khaki shirt holds a rifle at the front. Above, a decorated yellow and gold palanquin with black medallions bearing a deer emblem is carried overhead, and red flags and a gold-fringed umbrella rise in the background. Several devotees in orange and red saris and white kurtas raise hands or photograph the procession.2016-04-22April 21 20162016-04-21