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A large procession of naked sadhus and sannyasis walks along a street, many wearing heavy garlands of orange and yellow marigolds around their necks and bodies. Several carry long staffs and tridents. In front, a white ceremonial palanquin decorated with orange and gold trim and a blue canopy is carried forward. Police officers in khaki uniforms with caps line the route. On the right, a white vehicle with large loudspeakers and a banner reading Patel bears red flags, and a band vehicle marked Balaji Band stands behind. Some men wear saffron and orange robes, and others wear white dhotis. Visible text on the vehicles includes the banner names above.

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A street procession of many sadhus, naked or nearly naked, with long matted hair and beards, wearing heavy garlands of orange and yellow marigolds around their necks and bodies. Several carry staffs or tridents. On the left, uniformed police officers in khaki stand along the roadside, and a white truck with a sound system and a blue banner reading PA... is at right. Some men in saffron and orange robes walk among the sadhus, and devotees in white dress line the procession, with an orange-clad man in the lower right.2016-04-18A photograph of a crowded procession at a Kumbh-style festival. In the foreground, several naked, ash-smeared sadhus wear thick garlands of yellow marigolds around their necks and heads and walk with their chests bare. Behind them, a decorated ratha with brass bells, colourful circular ornaments and a yellow umbrella carries a deity murti. On the right, a musician in orange uniform plays a brass horn, and a police officer in khaki stands near a rope barrier. Orange-clad devotees and a red tent with orange flags fill the background. A large banner on the left shows a bearded figure with long curly hair beside Telugu-style text. Many people fill the scene.2016-05-09 +1 copiesA large outdoor procession moves down a crowded street in Ujjain. Many nude or lightly clothed sadhus with grey-ash bodies and long matted hair walk in rows, many wearing garlands of yellow and orange marigolds. Behind them, a white ornate horse-drawn carriage with a decorated canopy, a white truck labelled Pabhv(?) and a loudspeaker rig are visible. Colourful umbrellas in red, green, blue, pink and yellow are held over the marchers, and red and orange flags wave. Police officers in khaki uniforms line the route, and onlookers in saffron, white and everyday dress crowd the sides. A large banner with red and white Devanagari lettering hangs above the street.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian city moves past a crowd of onlookers, with uniformed police in khaki caps lining the road. Bunting in purple, orange, green and yellow is strung overhead. A sadhu in saffron robes, with a long grey beard and an orange-and-pink flower garland, walks at the centre beneath a red-and-gold ornate parasol carried by a man in white. Two men in saffron walk alongside him, one in yellow robes. Men in orange turbans and white kurtas follow. Two large framed portraits on poles show a bearded man with long hair in a saffron garment, held aloft by men in white. A white truck labelled Pallava stands at the right edge.2016-04-18A street procession of many naked or bare-chested ascetic sadhus with ash-smeared bodies and long matted hair walks barefoot down a narrow town road. Many wear thick marigold garlands on their heads and shoulders, and some carry long wooden staffs. Red and saffron flags, decorated umbrellas, colourful ornamental canopies and a white horse-drawn or decorated element appear along the route. Bystanders in pink shirts and onlookers line the street, and tall buildings with balconies frame the scene.2016-04-18A dense crowd fills a wide dusty road during a procession, with many people walking in both directions past yellow metal crowd barriers on the right. Many men wear saffron and orange robes and dhotis, and several women wear saris in mixed colours. On the right, decorated palanquin-style carts with orange and yellow canopies and marigold garlands carry seated figures in white and orange clothing, with a golden canopy above them. Orange flags and pink and purple banners line the route, and a few people stand on a vehicle at left. Other people in white shirts, checked shirts and head wraps move through the throng.2016-05-09Outdoor procession on a paved road lined with colourful bunting and a flag-lined tree canopy. Saffron-robed sadhus in orange dhotis and orange-red shawls, with orange turbans and marigold garlands, walk in the foreground, several carrying tall silver poles. Behind them a golden palanquin-style float carries a deity murti decorated with flowers. A police officer in khaki uniform walks at the left edge. On the right, a woman in a white sari with a flower garland stands beside an orange tractor and a decorated cart. Marigold petals litter the road.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18May 09th 20162016-05-09April 18 20162016-04-18A large street procession of many sadhus with bare upper bodies, wearing marigold garlands and carrying staffs, walks along a decorated road. Several saffron-robed sannyasis in front hold a golden canopy-style parasol. Above the crowd, a flatbed truck carries large loudspeakers, red flags and a man in orange clothing standing on it. Red and colourful bunting hangs across the street, with ornate red umbrellas on a float at the top left and a painted vehicle bearing a sign for a sound company. Police officers in khaki uniforms line the route and onlookers watch from the sides.2016-04-18A large street procession moves along a tree-lined road with many devotees in white dhotis and shirts wearing orange saffron shawls. Several orange triangular flags on poles rise above the crowd, and multicoloured decorated umbrellas are carried overhead. Drummers on the left play dhol drums, and a uniformed police officer in khaki walks among the marchers. Buses and vehicles are visible in the background, and a banner runs beneath the umbrellas. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance in this crowd.2008-08-01