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Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela setting with a figure seated on an ornate gold throne-like float carved with lion heads and draped in leopard-print cushions, wearing an orange-red turban, orange robes, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, hands pressed together in greeting. A gold lion statue sits beside him beneath a multicoloured tasselled canopy. Behind, an orange-robed sadhu plays a drum, a young girl in orange sits nearby, and other orange-clad sadhus and devotees in white line the chariot with marigold garlands. Stalls with Coca-Cola banners and bright tents line the road under a clear blue sky.

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Outdoor procession on a city road during a festival, with a golden ornate palanquin-style carriage in the foreground. A man with a rust-orange turban, orange robe, layered gold and beaded necklaces and bangles sits on the golden carriage over a leopard-print cushion beside a gilded lion figure. A drummer in orange robes plays a round frame drum, while another orange-clad figure holds a megaphone beside a framed picture. Behind, a figure in white dhoti holds a brass lamp, and devotees in orange and white stand near a red decorated cart with marigold garlands. Multicoloured umbrellas with tassels shade the procession, and a crowd of onlookers lines the barriers under trees and street stalls.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor festival procession on a sunny day. A seated man in orange robes, an orange turban, a long gold-toned beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala sits on a golden ornate palanquin with a leopard-print cushion and a carved golden lion figure beside him. A multicoloured parasol with tassels shades the seat. Orange-clad drummers play a drum and a dhol-style instrument at the front, and a bald man in orange and a white-clad devotee stand nearby in a crowd. Behind them are stalls with Coca-Cola, Havmor and Mahakal Bhandara signage, under a clear blue sky.2016-04-22Outdoor procession scene at a Kumbh Mela event. A man with a red-orange turban and orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne with leopard-print cushions and a golden lion figure, hands pressed together in greeting. A green and red-striped parasol shades the seated figure. Beside him, a woman in orange sits on a cloth with a drum and a white megaphone, while another orange-robed figure plays a drum. Men in saffron robes stand on a vehicle at right holding a long orange-and-gold staff garlanded with flowers. Crowd members in saffron and white watch, and a uniformed police officer stands at right. Banners for Coca-Cola and other brands hang behind, and a framed photograph sits on a golden table at the lower left.2016-04-22