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A dense crowd of men at an outdoor river ghat during a shahi snan procession, with police in khaki uniforms and dark caps and soldiers in camouflage fatigues and caps keeping order. In the centre, a bare-chested sadhu with long matted hair and a white loincloth stands beside another sadhu wearing a garland of orange marigolds. Foreground figures wear saffron/orange robes, including a bearded man with a rudraksha-style mala and a bald man with white beads and a white badge lanyard. Ropes and metal barricades line the crowd.

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A crowded outdoor scene during a religious gathering, with dense people filling the frame. In the centre, a bearded man with long grey hair wears a loose orange saffron wrap and holds a white mobile phone, walking among uniformed police officers in khaki with peaked caps. Around them, devotees in white dhotis, a woman in a teal sari, a man in a yellow t-shirt with a white beaded necklace, and a man in a red cloth stand in the throng. Several people wear orange saffron scarves and lanyards, and one man carries a small child on his shoulder.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A dense outdoor crowd at a religious gathering, mostly men in saffron and orange cloth, white dhotis and turbans in orange, white and red. In the centre a bald, bare-chested man wears a white cloth draped over his shoulder and is held by the arm by a khaki-uniformed official in a camouflage cap; a red and white turban-clad figure stands behind him. Police in khaki uniforms stand at the left edge, and a woman in a red shawl and a man with long grey hair and beard appear among devotees. Wooden poles with orange flags rise above the crowd.2016-05-21Crowded outdoor scene at a religious gathering with a yellow metal barricade and a rope barrier. A figure with long grey hair and a white beard, wearing an orange-saffron shawl, stands among police in khaki uniforms and caps. A uniformed officer with a handheld radio extends his arm to hold back the crowd. Men in orange garments with badges stand behind the barrier, and women in pink saris are in the foreground. Appearance cues are not distinctive enough to identify the robed figure, so the role is described only as a robed devotee amid security personnel.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09Night photograph of a crowded outdoor pathway lined with yellow metal barricades during a large gathering. Uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps manage the crowd, while devotees in saffron, yellow and red garments walk through. A bearded man with long hair in a saffron/orange cloth stands near the center, and a bearded man in a red-maroon robe with a rudraksha mala stands on the right, with a light-coloured shirt worker nearby. Many people in white, yellow and bright sari colours fill the background, and tents with orange fabric are visible at upper left. Bright spotlights glow at the lower right.2016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22May 09th 20162016-05-09A crowded procession of ascetics at a Kumbh-style shahi snan, with a central figure covered in white ash, wearing a marigold garland and an orange cloth, raising both arms in a salute. Around him, sadhus with white-smeared bodies and long matted hair walk among police in khaki uniforms and caps, a man in a lanyard holding a camera, and devotees in orange clothing and a white turban. A bearded elderly man in an orange shirt and a rudraksha mala stands at right. Marigold garlands are visible on several ascetics, and a sign-free crowd surrounds them.2016-05-09A dense crowd photographed at a riverside ghat during a shahi snan procession. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl raises a golden trident-shaped staff overhead, with a bare-chested devotee and a man in a dark navy shirt beside him. Behind them, several naked, ash-smeared sadhus with long matted hair and beards stand in the crowd. Police in khaki and olive uniforms stand along a yellow metal barrier at the upper right, while devotees in orange, yellow and white clothing fill the foreground.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09