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Photograph of a festival procession in a crowded street. A decorated float carries a saffron-robed man with shaved head, hands pressed together in namaste, seated beneath a red and gold canopy draped with orange and yellow flower garlands. Around him, several young people in bright orange t-shirts stand and kneel on the float; one man in an orange shirt raises a red and yellow flag high. Devotees in saffron and red clothing, uniformed police and onlookers fill the street, with red and yellow flags flying and strings of yellow lights overhead. A painted backdrop behind shows a saffron-robed sage with a wide umbrella-like hat.

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May 21 20162016-05-21Outdoor religious procession through a crowded festival road lined with tents, flags and banners. A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a white and gold garland stands in a white-flowered, red-domed palanquin decorated with marigold garlands. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees walk and ride in decorated carts. Many people fill the street, numbering far more than twenty.2016-05-09February 10 20132013-02-10A photograph of a crowded Kumbh Mela procession in Ujjain, with decorated chariots and palanquin-style carts draped in marigold garlands and marigold strings. Orange saffron flags and ornate gold-and-red parasols rise above the carts. Several robed sadhus in orange and saffron, some with rudraksha malas and marigold necklaces, ride on the carts and wave to the crowd. Devotees in white, pink and orange saffron clothing fill the roadway in front, and a banner reads a Sanskrit-style name with a tapovan-style label. Tents and trees line the background.2016-04-22A dense outdoor procession on a tree-lined road during a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. A decorated ratha/palanquin with marigold garlands and a fringed umbrella carries several saffron-robed sannyasis, one in a red robe with a rudraksha mala. Orange flags and large portrait banners with a saint's face are held up in the crowd. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe with a white turban stands at the left, and many devotees in white and orange press along the street.2016-04-22Evening street procession on a tractor-drawn trailer. A man in an orange robe with a gold crown and red-and-white garland stands under an ornate multicoloured canopy with gold fringe and a golden parasol, raising his hand in blessing. A bespectacled man in an orange robe and gold necklace sits in front of him on a red-and-gold decorated shield-like seat. Another man in orange robe and garland sits in the foreground holding a marigold garland. Yellow flag reads a Hindi slogan; other devotees in orange and white stand around the trailer, and a red-and-gold cloth-draped box sits at the front. Street lamps and power lines line the road at dusk.A decorated procession float at an outdoor religious event, draped in marigold and rose garlands with an ornate maroon-and-gold umbrella overhead. Several saffron-robed sadhus sit on the float; one in the center wears a white-and-orange shawl with rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace, another bald sadhu in a peach-coloured robe sits lower. Orange flags with Sanskrit-style lettering flank the float, and a crowd of devotees in orange and white stands below. Dense marigold garlands cover the raised platform. Approximately twenty or more people are visible in the crowd and on the float.2016-05-21February 10 20132013-02-10April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor procession on a decorated vehicle at dusk at the Kumbha Mela. A man in an orange jacket stands at the left rear. Under a gold-embroidered umbrella, a bearded elder in a white turban and orange-and-white robes stands beside a figure wearing a red-and-orange turban and a red shawl, holding a tall ceremonial staff wrapped in marigold garlands. Nearby, a bearded man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a marigold garland stands with hands folded. Women in pink and grey headscarves and shawls stand among the group, and devotees with raised hands fill the foreground below. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.2013-02-10May 09th 20162016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22