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A festival procession on a crowded street, with a large golden ornate palanquin in the foreground. A seated man in saffron-orange robes, a saffron turban, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style neck mala sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat with his hands pressed together in namaste. A bare-chested attendant in white dhoti stands behind him under a multicoloured canopy umbrella with tassels, one panel reading Dhyanapeetam. Other saffron-robed men and attendants sit or walk at the palanquin's base, some with bald heads and beaded adornments. Red and saffron flags line the route, and a crowd of onlookers fills the street behind barricades, with a large framed portrait on a float in the background.

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April 22 20162016-04-22A large outdoor procession on a crowded street. At the centre, a seated man in an orange-and-saffron robe with an orange turban and a gold necklace sits on an ornate golden throne-palanquin with carved lion heads, under a multicoloured fringed canopy. Around him, saffron-robed sadhus and attendants walk and sit on the vehicle; a bare-chested attendant stands near the right side. A man in a yellow kurta and white dhoti walks in the foreground beside red flags. Many devotees and saffron-clad ascetics line both sides of the road, with more orange flags, a red-and-white banner showing two bearded robed figures, and a blue canopy at right. Festival tents and banners stretch into the background.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A festival procession on a crowded street, with a large golden palanquin at centre carrying a seated sadhu in orange robes, an orange turban and a rudraksha mala. Attendants in white dhotis hold red flags and white chamaras, and a bare-chested attendant plays a long brass horn. Yellow, blue and multicoloured parasols shade the palanquin, and orange-clad sadhus sit on the cart beside it. Uniformed police line the route and a large crowd fills the background.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela shahi snan scene. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange-brown robe sits on a gold-ornamented seat draped with a leopard-print cloth, hands folded in prayer, with a white fan-like chamara behind him and a garland of white flowers. Beside him, several saffron-robed sadhus sit on a striped mat; one plays a drum, others hold cymbals, and a bald man in orange cloth sits in front. A red-and-multicolour canopy with tassels shelters them. Behind, a dense crowd, orange and red flags, and banners line a metal barricade.2016-04-22April 24 20162016-04-24A large festival procession at the Kumbh Mela crowds an open road with thousands of people. A figure in orange robes and a red-orange head wrap sits on an ornate gold throne-palanquin under a multicoloured canopy, flanked by attendants in white and saffron. Red flags and orange banners fill the scene, along with a banner bearing portraits and a cameraman on the left. Dense devotees in saffron and red dress line both sides of the route, and a tented camp lies beyond.2016-04-22Large outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela style festival, with a man in a red turban and orange-saffron robe with gold necklaces seated on an ornate gold palanquin-style throne under a striped canopy, surrounded by drummers and attendants in orange and red garments. Behind them a dense crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing moves along a barricaded road, with orange flags and portrait banners of a saffron-robed sannyasi with rudraksha malas held aloft. Colourful umbrellas and tall orange flags fill the street.2016-04-22Outdoor procession at a crowded Kumbh Mela-style event. A man in saffron robes and an orange turban sits on an ornate gold palanquin with carved lions and a leopard-print cushion, holding his hands together, with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads visible. Attendants in saffron and orange stand and sit around the platform; one attendant beside him holds a white-and-gold umbrella and another plays a drum. Behind them a dense crowd fills the street under red flags, a decorated umbrella with 'Dhyanapeetam' printed on it, and round gold-and-red fan-like ornaments. Several people in white dhotis and vendors' stalls with banners line the route.2016-04-22