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A photograph at a roadside Kumbh Mela location in Nasik. A black SUV has its rear door open while a man in a red turban and orange-saffron garments sits inside the vehicle at the window, with a decorated portrait of a figure in ornate orange gold garlands visible in the window glass. Several men stand around the car: a man in white dhoti with a red sash joins palms in greeting, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and beaded garlands touches the door, and a bald man in orange-and-gold robes with a rudraksha-style bead garland stands at right. Behind them, an orange-painted shrine with floral and bead garlands stands beside a building and vehicles, and more saffron-clad people stand in the background.

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September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14A photograph of a roadside arrival at an outdoor Kumbh Mela site. A man in a white dhoti and shawl with a white sacred ash mark and a long beaded necklace holds a decorated brass-and-glass kalasha with green leaves on a plate, offering it toward an open car door. A bald priest in a maroon and gold dhoti wears a gold-beaded necklace beside him, and a man in a maroon garment with gold border stands at left. Inside the car, a figure in saffron-orange robes steps out and reaches toward the door. A red banner with Hindi text and a portrait of a smiling saffron-clad figure stands behind, with a red brick structure and trees in the background.2015-09-14A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban, wearing a long rudraksha mala, stepping beside an open silver vehicle door while smiling. Two men in white shirts stand beside him, one holding the door and the other reaching toward it. Behind them a crowd of people, mostly in white, gathers along a tree-lined road with a white temple gateway and a parked white van.2008-07-29 +1 copiesA street scene outside a house beside a parked dark SUV with an open door. A man in white kneels and bows forward, his head touching the chest of a bare-chested man in orange-red and gold-striped cloth, wearing a long white flower garland with red blooms, rudraksha-style beaded adornments and gold armlets and bracelets. Behind them a younger attendant in orange cloth with a beaded necklace reaches toward the car door. Scattered flower petals lie on the road and a green hedge and building stand in the background.2014-07-08May 01 20152015-05-01Photo of a welcome at a Kumbh Mela camp. A smiling person in a tall orange-red turban and orange-saffron robe with layered beaded necklaces leans from the open door of a grey SUV, waving with one hand. Devotees in saffron and orange robes and beaded malas press palms together and reach toward the vehicle. Behind them stands a large colourful poster of a bearded figure in orange robes with forehead markings, hands folded in greeting. Tents, orange garlands and a striped flag appear in the background.2015-09-15A photograph of a white car door opening at a building entrance with yellow walls and tropical plants. A long-haired man in a dark red-brown dhoti and a heavy red flower garland with multiple gold chains stands smiling near the open door. An elderly white-haired man in white clothes with an orange shawl bows with palms pressed together toward him. To the left, two shaven-headed young men in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand, and a white-shirted man in an orange shawl stands at the right edge, looking down. Several people are visible, and the photo is a devotee-welcome scene.2014-06-21Outdoor photo at a busy roadside staging area with parked vehicles, a dark SUV and a wooden chariot or palanquin frame behind. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala stands at left, adjusted by a uniformed police officer. Center, a man in a red-orange turban with a yellow marigold garland and orange wrap stands near a bearded man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl. Several sadhus in orange robes and orange turbans crowd around, some with walking staffs. A man in white with gold-trimmed cloth stands at right with arm bangles. Another orange-clad figure lies or bends at lower left. Mood is crowded and busy, with many saffron robes visible.2015-09-14