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Outdoor festival scene at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering with a dense crowd behind barricades. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a maroon-brown robe, a heavy gold necklace and gold bangles, holding a long ceremonial staff and extending his arm toward a flower-decorated float. Several devotees in maroon robes and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, surround him, and a woman in a maroon sari on the right reaches toward the marigold and chrysanthemum garlanded platform. Behind them a large banner shows a bald man's face under a red-and-maroon backdrop with Hindi text, and a crowd of spectators with cameras watches from the stands.

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Outdoor festival scene at a riverside ghat with a large crowd on tiered steps and a raised platform. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair wears a deep maroon robe, a heavy gold necklace with pendant, gold bangles and a rudraksha-style mala, and raises one hand in greeting toward devotees. Around him, men in orange and saffron garments wear garlands and beads, and women in maroon and yellow stand nearby with hands extended. On the right, a brass kalasha is decorated with orange marigolds and white daisies. Behind, a red banner with Hindi text hangs above a red umbrella on a platform. Several people use cameras and phones.2016-05-21A crowded outdoor procession at a religious gathering, with devotees pressing close around a flower-decorated palanquin on the right covered in orange marigolds, white and pink blossoms. At centre, a bare-chested man in a maroon-brown shawl wears a heavy gold multi-strand necklace, gold armlets and a dark, swept-back hair style, with a crown-like ornament visible behind him; he is surrounded by men in maroon shawls and white dhotis wearing rudraksha and gold malas. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at left, and many onlookers with mobile phones fill the background beneath pink and red tent fabric.2016-05-21A crowded outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela event. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears a maroon-brown garment draped over one shoulder, heavy gold necklaces, a large gold pendant and gold armbands, and reaches toward a decorated float covered with white and yellow marigolds and pink flowers. Around him, a uniformed police officer in a grey cap and khaki shirt holds back the crowd. Devotees in saffron, orange and white clothing, some with rudraksha malas, press forward. Behind them, spectators fill a tiered stand beneath a pink-and-maroon banner, with a red canopy and a decorated white-and-gold vehicle visible on the right.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A photograph of a crowded street procession in India. In the centre, a man with short dark hair and a bare upper body wears a maroon-brown cloth draped over one shoulder and heavy gold ceremonial necklaces with pendants; his arms are raised with palms open as he walks. Around him, men in white dhoti-style clothing with gold borders wear gold garland necklaces and bangles. A uniformed police officer in olive-green khaki with an orange lanyard guides the crowd on the left. Behind them, a dense crowd, red and saffron flags, a mural of figures on a red wall, and a purple tent stall form the background. Photographers and phone cameras are raised among onlookers.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A street procession at a crowded outdoor event with a central figure wearing a red-orange turban and a long white flower garland over a dark red-brown robe, holding a silver trident, flanked by men in white dhotis with gold borders and dark red-orange shawls with gold beaded necklaces. Behind them, ornate umbrellas with colourful tassels and red-orange flags rise above a dense crowd, and a man in the foreground wears a grey cap. Two men on the left have shaved heads and sacred marks on their foreheads. Banners and shop fronts line the street behind.2015-09-15May 09th 20162016-05-09September 15 20152015-09-15May 09th 20162016-05-09A festival procession moves along a street lined with spectators on a red-and-yellow painted wall above. In the centre, a smiling man in a dark maroon robe with heavy gold necklaces and gold bangles raises one hand in greeting, with a crowd of men in white dhotis with gold borders and gold necklaces around him. Some carry long silver staffs or tridents. Behind them, people in white and red garments and saffron-coloured clothing press forward, and banners and red flags fill the background. The scene suggests a sadhu-led procession.2016-05-21