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A decorated procession chariot draped in red and orange marigold, rose and leaf garlands, with a red and gold canopy above. A bearded sadhu in saffron robes and orange tilak, wrapped in a flower garland, sits centrally and raises his right hand in greeting. Behind him stands another saffron-robed sadhu with a rudraksha mala. Saffron-clad attendants, a man in an orange turban and a bald priest in white crowd the platform, and a flywhisk-holding attendant stands at left. Orange flags and a blurred tree stand in the background, and a devotee in orange holds a phone up to film. Kumbh Mela procession setting.

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May 21 20162016-05-21A decorated procession float at an outdoor religious event, draped in marigold and rose garlands with an ornate maroon-and-gold umbrella overhead. Several saffron-robed sadhus sit on the float; one in the center wears a white-and-orange shawl with rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace, another bald sadhu in a peach-coloured robe sits lower. Orange flags with Sanskrit-style lettering flank the float, and a crowd of devotees in orange and white stands below. Dense marigold garlands cover the raised platform. Approximately twenty or more people are visible in the crowd and on the float.2016-05-21A procession scene in which a bearded man with a forehead tilak and a yellow-orange marigold garland sits on a gold-trimmed throne-like seat beneath a gold-fringed canopy, raising one hand in greeting. He wears orange clothing. Behind him stands a young attendant in orange kurta raising his hand, and a young attendant on the left in orange with a red tilak holds a gold-tipped staff. Foreground figures include an older man in orange, a bearded man in white, and a man in an orange turban. A red flag edges the frame, and the seat is decorated with green foliage and pink and white flowers. Watermarked archive photo of a ceremonial procession.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21Outdoor procession scene at a Kumbh Mela event: a decorated palanquin draped in orange and yellow marigold garlands, with a patterned cream umbrella held overhead. Several saffron-robed men stand on the platform, one bare-chested with adornments and bead necklaces, another bearded in orange with a raised hand in blessing. A bearded elder in a white turban and red shawl stands below in the crowd, next to a uniformed police officer in khaki. A woman in a pink sari and a man in white raise their hands among onlookers. Orange tents and a building with a tiled roof are in the background.2016-05-21A photograph of a procession on a decorated palanquin or ratha draped in marigold and red flower garlands under a red and gold canopy with fringe. A bearded man with long grey hair wears an orange robe and a garland of yellow and white flowers, raising his right hand in greeting. Behind him another man in orange wears a rudraksha-style mala and waves. A man in orange holds a white fly-whisk, and another man in orange and a saffron turban stands at the back. Orange and red flags fly in the background, and a person in the foreground films with a phone.2016-05-21Outdoor procession on a decorated vehicle at dusk at the Kumbha Mela. A man in an orange jacket stands at the left rear. Under a gold-embroidered umbrella, a bearded elder in a white turban and orange-and-white robes stands beside a figure wearing a red-and-orange turban and a red shawl, holding a tall ceremonial staff wrapped in marigold garlands. Nearby, a bearded man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a marigold garland stands with hands folded. Women in pink and grey headscarves and shawls stand among the group, and devotees with raised hands fill the foreground below. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.2013-02-10May 21 20162016-05-21December 29 20102010-12-29A flower-decked palanquin procession at dusk carries a bearded sadhu in orange robes and an orange turban, seated under an ornate gold embroidered canopy. Garlands of marigolds and a rudraksha mala adorn him, and a large trident stands upright beside the canopy. Around the palanquin, sadhus in saffron and orange robes and turbans walk, one holding a trident and another a white chamara fan. A young shirtless man with yellow tilak paint and a younger man in white hold orange flags at the front. A framed portrait mounted on the palanquin shows a bearded figure in orange robes. A rainbow-coloured backdrop panel and a green-and-white cloth sheet complete the setting.2016-05-21February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. On a decorated float with a flower-garlanded frame and a gold canopy, a bearded man in a saffron-yellow turban and orange-gold robes sits centrally, wearing marigold garlands, flanked by attendants in orange and yellow. A large framed portrait of a bearded sadhu is mounted behind the float. In front, a shirtless young man wears a white dhoti, and a figure in white robes stands near a rainbow-coloured cloth. Yellow flags with white plumes are raised, and a bearded sadhu with a rudraksha mala rides in an open vehicle at right. A dense crowd of devotees with raised hands and phones fills the foreground under bright stage lights.2016-05-21