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Photograph of a bearded sadhu standing barefoot on sandy ground at a crowded Kumbh-style festival site. He holds a tall silver trident (trishul) wrapped with red and silver cloth and a brass kettle in his right hand, wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a blue waist cord, multicolored beaded necklaces and a rudraksha mala, with white horizontal tilak marks on his forehead and a pink flower in his hair. Behind him a golden palanquin-style float is decorated with marigold garlands, bells and tassels, with other devotees in white, red and yellow clothing nearby.

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A bearded sadhu in orange saffron robes stands outdoors at a crowded Kumbh Mela area, holding a silver trident in one raised hand and a small silver water pot in the other, with a red-tinted palm. He wears a rudraksha mala crown on his matted hair, a long rudraksha and pearl-string necklace, rudraksha bracelets, and a red sash at his waist. His face and forehead are painted with yellow and red markings. Behind him, pilgrims and a red drum are visible on a dusty roadside, with a bicycle handlebar in the foreground.A bearded sadhu in saffron-orange robes stands beside a red bicycle on a sandy road at a crowded outdoor fair. He wears a rudraksha mala and a bead cap on his head, has yellow-orange tilak markings on his face, and holds a silver trident over his shoulder, a small damaru drum in one hand and a metal water pot in the other. Behind him, a uniformed police officer in khaki with an earpiece watches, and pilgrims in white and saffron walk along the road. Overhead, power lines cross a clear sky, and a roadside billboard shows a portrait with partly readable Hindi text.A bearded sadhu stands outdoors on a riverside embankment with both arms raised high, gripping a rope that stretches to either side of the frame. He wears an orange and yellow turban decorated with marigold garlands, a light cream kurta, and a brown shawl draped over his shoulders. Yellow tilak marks decorate his forehead and cheeks. A metal pot hangs from his waist. Behind him are red-and-white barrier poles, a hazy sky, and blurred crowds.January 08 20062006-01-08 +1 copiesA bearded sadhu stands barefoot on a green tarp inside an orange tent, holding a tall iron trident decorated with gold tinsel, red cloth and a small drum-like disc. He is bare-chested, wearing a shiny gold lungi with a purple waistband, a yellow cloth bag over one shoulder and layered rudraksha and bead malas. He wears a pink flower in his matted hair, a tilak on his forehead and white ash markings on his chest and arm, and holds a copper kettle-like vessel in his other hand. Behind him hang orange cloth and a small brass pot on a red table.2013-02-06 +1 copiesOutdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela camp under hazy winter light. Central figure in an orange robe with a long swept-back hairstyle, a long garland of white and purple flowers, a gold necklace and a yellow-orange tilak on the forehead, walks forward with raised hand and holds a golden trident-topped staff. Flanking him, saffron-robed attendants wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and two of them carry brass trays of offerings decorated with marigold garlands. Multicoloured parasols with tasselled borders and a decorated ratha-style float with orange marigold garlands sit behind. Onlookers in orange shawls and white clothing line the path, and tents and banners appear in the background.May 09th 20162016-05-09May 30 20062006-05-30 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a paved path with a blue-edged mat runner. A central man in a rust-red sleeveless tunic and draped dhoti walks barefoot with eyes closed, wearing long dark braided hair, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a gold necklace and a long rudraksha mala across his chest. Behind him a young attendant in an orange-saffron dhoti and leopard-print headwrap and shawl holds a tall gold pole supporting a large multicoloured canopy with red and orange tassels. Several other attendants in orange robes, rudraksha malas and white body markings walk alongside, and trees and reddish buildings stand in the background.2018-01-01A procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela in a dusty outdoor camp. A central man in orange robes, an orange turban, an orange marigold garland and a gold pendant necklace with rudraksha beads smiles while holding a gold trident aloft in one hand and a white yak-hair fly whisk in the other. Around him, men in white kurtas and orange shawls walk with raised arms, and a woman in white with sunglasses smiles and carries a teal shopping bag. Two multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges and the word Dhyanapeetam are held overhead, and a gold-topped ceremonial staff and more tridents appear in the background along with tents and a distant crowd.A bearded sadhu with arms raised stands on a riverside path at the Kumbh Mela, wearing a marigold-covered orange and saffron turban and a beige shawl over a white kurta. His face is smeared with grey ash and he has yellow tilak markings on the forehead and nose. A rope hangs from his raised hands, and a metal cup hangs from his waist cord. Red and white striped barrier posts line the path, with a hazy river and tents in the background. Behind him at right, a man in a red shawl is partly visible. Several people are visible in the background, though a precise count is uncertain. +1 copies