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Outdoor procession on a stone ghat beside a river at a Kumbh Mela, bright sunny day. Several men in white dhotis and red shawls carry a gilded ornate palanquin-style shrine with a gold canopy and a small framed image, and a brass tray of gold vessels draped in red cloth. A bare-chested man wearing a rudraksha mala walks at the front of the group. Blue and multicoloured umbrellas shade the procession, and a yellow banner with Hindi text reads Shri Panch Dashnam Juna Akhara. A photographer in an orange shirt films the scene. Crowds gather near the water and fountains behind.

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Outdoor riverside procession at dusk along a stone ghat near water, with a crowd of devotees pressing forward. Two large umbrellas dominate the frame: one yellow-gold and one red, green and multicolour with tassels. Beneath a gold-leaf palanquin canopy sits a man with a shaved head wearing an ornate gold necklace and a bright orange-red turban-style head covering, seated in a gold-and-red chair. Around him, a man in a white kurta and orange shawl leans in, and a man in a grey kurta with an ID lanzyard stands nearby. Several shirtless young men with orange dhotis and sacred threads crowd close, some holding phones; a cameraman with a large video camera films on the left. A yellow-clad attendant reaches toward the seated figure. Red flags and temple spires appear in the background.2016-04-24Outdoor photograph of a dense crowd at a riverside ghat during a sadhu procession. In the centre, a group of sadhus in red and orange robes with rudraksha malas walk beneath red, yellow and blue ceremonial umbrellas, several holding red flags. Some men in white dhotis with red sashes walk alongside. Uniformed police in khaki and dark blue line the crowd, and a raised wooden viewing platform stands at right with officers on top. Behind, a pool with fountains, orange and pink temple buildings and trees fill the background. Watermarked copyright text appears over the lower right corner.2016-04-22Dense crowd of devotees at a riverside ghat during a Kumbh Mela shahi snan, with many people wading into the water on the right and a long procession of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees along the bank. In the left foreground a golden palanquin with floral garlands and a red-and-gold canopy fringed with tassels is carried forward. Saffron and orange flags line the path, several yellow and green umbrellas shade the crowd, and fountains spray over the water in the background beside temple spires. A large printed banner on the left shows a figure in red-orange robes. Several men in orange-saffron dhotis and rudraksha malas are visible, and a bald man in orange cloth stands near the palanquin.2016-05-21A large crowd of devotees gathers densely along the edge of a river bank at a ghat, many waist-deep in the water. Several people in front wear white dhotis and garlands with rudraksha-style beads, some bare-chested, and a few hold red and orange flags. A golden palanquin-style structure and a yellow umbrella stand among them, with orange pennants and fountains in the water behind. Boats move across the water and temple spires rise in the distance. The scene is outdoors in bright daylight.2016-05-21April 24 20162016-04-24April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor riverside scene at dusk beside a water body with fountains, where a crowd presses around a small ornate golden canopy shrine on a platform. The gilded tiered structure is topped by a finial and set beneath two large yellow-orange parasols with mirrored tassels. Many devotees in orange and saffron clothing and white garments surround it, several photographing with phones. Men in orange and yellow dhotis stand at the right edge near the water steps, and a drum rests at the right. Distant red and white structures and illuminated lights appear across the water. The mood is busy, with the crowd tightly packed around the central golden canopy.2016-04-24Outdoor procession at a river bank on a sunny day, with a decorated float covered in pink and yellow flowers and a Hindi-lettered banner. A central saffron-robed sadhu wears a saffron turban, a gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, and walks with a staff. Around him men in white dhotis with gold borders and gold garlands carry flags and walk barefoot, while women in colourful saris and headscarves follow. Yellow and green umbrellas and orange flags rise above the crowd, with buildings and onlookers along the water behind.2016-04-22A photo of a river procession wading through shallow water on a bright sunny day. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears a maroon-brown dhoti-style cloth and multiple gold necklaces and armlets, hands pressed together. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and beaded garlands walk in the water, and others in orange-saffron cloth follow. Coloured umbrellas (pink, yellow, teal, orange) and kalasha-topped ritual staffs rise above the crowd, with a large crowd and a camera visible at right. The scene appears to be a shahi snan ritual bath procession.2016-05-09Outdoor festival scene at dusk with a large crowd in a busy street lined with red flags and tents. A man in an orange shawl and white dhoti stands center-left, holding a small object, with a camera operator beside him. To the right, a robed figure with a red-orange turban, orange garments, and a gold-and-white beaded garland sits on a red-cushioned gold throne under a gold-fringed yellow umbrella and gold parasol. Bare-chested young men in orange dhotis with rudraksha malas sit on the left. A red-draped table holds a steel pot of milk, brass plates with lamps, and a bowl of offerings. Ornate pink temple domes rise in the background.2016-04-24A dense outdoor procession on a city street at dusk, with a large crowd pressing forward around a golden palanquin-style seat with a gold canopy and rounded finial. Two tall umbrellas, one yellow and one multicoloured with red and green panels, shade the scene, and red flags rise above the crowd. A man in the centre wears a white kurta, a white beaded necklace and a red-orange shawl, with a tilak on his forehead. Beside him a bare-chested man in orange cloth and a figure in a saffron robe with rudraksha beads are visible. Cameramen with video equipment film from the left, and smartphones are raised by spectators. Temple spires and pink-domed shrines line the background under a pale sky.2016-04-24A dense outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela site, with a golden palanquin at the top left carrying a seated figure in orange robes and a golden canopy. Behind it, a crowd of naked and white-ash-smeared sadhus fills a roadway lined with yellow metal barricades. A man in white dhoti and gold necklace stands on the palanquin holding a mayur-shaped fan. Police officers in khaki and khaki-uniformed men walk along the barriers. Saffron-robed men carry red and green flags, and tents, vans and banners line the background.2016-04-22