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Outdoor festival procession at dusk in a crowded field. In the foreground a sadhu in an orange turban and rudraksha mala, with a leopard-print shawl over one shoulder, faces away toward the crowd. Beside him a drummer with dreadlocks, orange clothing and beaded necklaces plays a drum, and another orange-robed sadhu with a mala stands nearby. Behind barricades a large crowd watches, including people in white. Red and white banners and a large orange and green fan-shaped ceremonial item appear in the lower right. Trees and tall light poles frame the background.

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A large outdoor crowd at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering at dusk, with a sadhu in the foreground wearing a bright orange turban and a thick orange-brown rudraksha-style mala, seen from behind, and a leopard-print cloth over his shoulder. Beside him a sadhu with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested, wearing beaded necklaces and orange cloth, is seated near a drum. Behind a metal barrier, many devotees in white, orange and mixed clothing fill the field, with colourful tents, banners and flags in the background.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor photograph of a Kumbh Mela shahi snan procession in the evening light. In the foreground a sadhu with an orange turban and thick rudraksha mala seen from behind, wearing a leopard-print wrap over his shoulder. Beside him a younger sadhu with long matted hair and orange-saffron cloth, wearing bead necklaces and armbands, and a drummer playing a drum. Behind them a dense crowd of devotees, some holding cameras, is held back by yellow barricades. Orange and red banners, flags and tents fill the background.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor festival procession on a sunny day, with a crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees around a decorated open vehicle. In the foreground a woman with a tall orange turban, long dark hair and a beaded orange shawl faces the procession, and a drummer in orange robes plays a drum. On the cart, figures in orange and white robes, many with marigold garlands, sit beneath a red and gold umbrella with tassels, while red flags wave. Behind them, a tall printed portrait on a blue banner shows a bald man in orange garments and a rudraksha mala. Bald men in orange and police in khaki stand among the crowd, and tents and trees line the road.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor festival stage at dusk with a crowd behind yellow barricades and red flags. In the foreground, a sadhu in an orange turban and gold-and-rudraksha necklaces sits from behind on a leopard-print seat, facing the stage. Beside him, several saffron-robed sadhus sit, one playing a drum (dhol-style) with his hands. A seated police officer in khaki uniform stands nearby. Banners and a red-and-pink banner reading KHAMA hang in the background, with trees and light poles above. Setting suggests a procession or ritual gathering with sadhus.2016-04-22Photograph of a festival procession at dusk, viewed from behind a foreground figure. In the lower left, a sadhu wears an orange turban, orange garments, and a thick orange-beaded mala with a leopard-print shawl over the shoulder, gazing toward the crowd. Beside him, drummers in orange robes play a drum on a raised platform covered with colourful cloth, and bald saffron-robed figures sit nearby. A dense crowd fills the street behind metal barriers, with orange and red flags, banners and umbrellas, and tree-lined sunlit trees beyond. A man in a grey-blue vest stands on the right holding an orange flag. Photo credit overlay and a banner stating '' appear on the image2016-04-22A photograph taken from behind a figure on a raised float at an outdoor festival procession. The foreground figure wears a wrapped orange-saffron turban, a thick saffron-orange beaded necklace, and a dark-brown and gold leopard-print cloth draped over the platform edge, and raises one hand in greeting toward a dense crowd. Behind the float, a large crowd of devotees gathers, with white-clad people, red and saffron flags, a red banner, and a tall festival setup with trees and lamp posts in the background. A second saffron-robed sadhu stands to the left, and a bald man in white stands near the crowd. Sunset light warms the scene.2016-04-22Outdoor festival procession at a Kumbh Mela setting under bright sky and tall trees. In the foreground, a figure in an orange turban and saffron shawl with a rudraksha-style beaded strap stands with hands folded in namaste, facing a crowd. Behind, a red and gold ceremonial umbrella and red flags on poles line the route. A seated saffron-robed sadhu beats a drum on a raised platform decorated with striped cloth, while other saffron-clad devotees and onlookers, many in white, crowd the barricaded street. Banners in red and yellow hang from poles, and a decorated ratha-style float with flags stands further back.2016-04-22Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela setting with a dense crowd of devotees and sadhus. In the foreground, a figure with an orange turban and matted hair, shown from behind and wearing an orange garment with a leopard-print cloth, stands beneath a large decorated red-and-blue canopy. Beside them, a sadhu in orange robes and rudraksha beads plays a small drum. Red flags and orange banners fill the street, and a decorated ratha-style float with a palanquin-like canopy sits in the background among white-clad attendants. Trees and a roadside pole frame the scene.2016-04-22