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A procession of saffron-robed sadhus at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. In the foreground a bearded man in an orange shirt and peach turban raises one hand and holds a marigold garland, with a rosette badge on his chest. Beside him a man in a red shawl and peach turban, wearing white and orange marigold and white flower garlands, carries a long ceremonial staff decorated with marigolds. Behind them older sadhus in orange and red robes, a man in white, and a turbaned man in orange walk among onlookers near a pink temple gateway. No one is identified as a person.

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April 22 20162016-04-22Dense crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees moving through a festival procession at a Kumbh Mela gateway. Central figures are bearded men in orange-saffron wraps; one wears a peach-orange turban and another a saffron cloth over his shoulders. Behind them stands an arch reading Sri Panchayati Akhada Mahanirvani with pink pillars, and blue banners with welcome text and portraits of a saint. Red and yellow flags, parasols and a decorated float fill the background. Men in white and pink shirts watch from the crowd, and a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala stands at left.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor procession with many devotees, most in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis, carrying orange and yellow ceremonial flags and banners. At centre, a man in an orange robe, orange turban and long rudraksha mala raises his right hand in greeting, flanked by saffron-clad followers wearing gold ceremonial necklaces. Bystanders in white and men in vests stand in the foreground. The walk appears to be a pilgrimage procession (yatra). Probable Swamiji (in person, centre) wearing saffron/orange turban, saffron robe and long rudraksha mala, walking at the head of the procession.2009-01-12December 27 20082008-12-27April 18 20162016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor 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.2016-05-21Outdoor procession at dusk along a road at a Kumbh Mela site, with a crowd of saffron-clad sadhus and devotees walking barefoot. A central man wears a long fuchsia and white marigold garland, a rudraksha-style mala, orange-red robes and a bindi, and stands beneath a red fringed umbrella. Nearby, a man holds a tall trident staff and another raises a hand. On the left a bald man in orange dhoti and gold-trimmed white cloth wears a gold chain and raises a palm. On the right, a man with white painted face and body wears white and red cloth. Orange flags and wooden poles line the background under a pinkish evening sky.2013-02-10Outdoor procession crowd at a religious festival. In the foreground, a woman with a long braided rope of hair and an orange-red turban and saffron sari-style wrap raises her arm, smiling. Beside her, a bearded man in a saffron wrap wears rudraksha beads and a red-and-white garland. Next to him, an elderly man with long white hair and a white beard wears an orange wrap and red beads. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas stand among the crowd. Behind them, a large ornate gold-and-white chariot with decorated umbrellas and golden animal figures on the sides, and a decorated orange-and-gold canopy overhead. Many devotees fill the street.2016-05-04A 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.2016-05-04