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A procession on a city street with saffron-robed sadhus and devotees. In the centre, a seated elder in orange robes and a pink shawl is pushed in a wheelchair under a purple umbrella, and a man in cream kurta with a rosette badge walks beside him holding a marigold garland. To the left, a white ornate carriage with gold trim and lanterns stands by. Many men wear orange turbans and orange cloth, some with rosette badges; a green umbrella and a blue canopy appear at the edges, and a tall ceremonial staff rises at right. Garlands of marigolds and a crowd of onlookers line the route.

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April 18 20162016-04-18August 09 20072007-08-09A procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and crowds of white-clad devotees. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk with tall silver-tipped staffs and ceremonial tridents, and a central figure with long dark hair wears a wreath of multicoloured flowers, an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, carrying a ceremonial staff. Women in white saris with yellow shawls walk nearby. Two large colourful umbrellas with striped fringes shade the group, and a tall golden flagpole rises in the background. The central figure's long hair, flower garland and orange robe are visible cues; this is a possible a person appearance in the procession. Devotees follow barefoot.2009-12-23July 23 20092009-07-23A dense outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style camp, with a central man in saffron-orange robes, a long orange shawl, a gold ornamental crown, layered rudraksha and beaded necklaces, and a large gold pendant walking among devotees. He holds a long wooden staff topped by a red canopy. Around him, ash-smeared sadhus in white and orange dhotis carry ceremonial staffs and orange flags, while others walk barefoot. Behind them a decorated chariot or palanquin is draped with marigold garlands, with embroidered orange and red umbrellas and banners fringed in gold and blue. Several people in the crowd wear white and red waist cloths and bare upper bodies. a person is the saffron-robed central figure with the gold crown and rudraksha mala, though his identity is not certain from the image alone.2013-02-10A festive procession crowds a open-air street at a religious gathering, with a red and gold ceremonial umbrella held aloft on a long red pole at left. Several robed sadhus walk in the centre: a bearded elder with long grey hair and beard wears orange robes and a red-and-white beaded mala with a gold pendant, smiling beside a younger man in saffron robes and mala. A woman in orange robes with a long braided plait and orange turban walks at left, and men in white dhotis with gold borders and beaded malas accompany the group. Ornate decorated temple structures and colourful festooned chariots with yellow and red canopies stand behind, and a large crowd of devotees in white and saffron fills the scene.2016-05-04January 02 20092009-01-02December 23 20082008-12-23A street procession in daylight with a figure seated on an ornate silver palanquin decorated with yellow marigold garlands and a leopard-print cloth. The seated figure wears an orange saffron robe, an orange turban, and a rudraksha mala, with hands raised in a mudra. Above the palanquin, a white canopy with red and multicolored tassels and a brass finial is held aloft. Flanking umbrellas show red, orange and yellow panels with floral motifs and bird-like symbols. Around the palanquin, crowds of men and boys in white shirts and dhotis walk, while uniformed police officers in khaki stand nearby. A bald man in white dhoti and gold necklace walks beside the palanquin, and another man in an orange shawl appears at lower right.2011-05-24May 04 20162016-05-04December 30 20082008-12-30A crowded outdoor procession at a religious festival. In the foreground, a sannyasi in saffron robes and an orange turban with a long brown mala walks beside a bearded elder with long grey hair and a white beard, wearing orange robes and red-beaded necklaces. Behind them, a bald man in orange robes wears a long rudraksha-style mala. Devotees in white dhotis and saffron clothing press around them. An ornate orange and gold umbrella overhead, and in the background golden chariots pulled by carved golden bulls carry deity murtis under a white canopy. Some people hold up phones to record.2016-05-04