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A crowd of ash-smeared naked sadhus stands on a dusty road during a procession, with many men in orange loincloths and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man with long curly hair raises his arms toward the bright sunlit sky, while a bearded sadhu in the centre stands facing forward. Behind them, orange and red flags and a decorated pole rise above the crowd, and trees line the road under hazy morning light.

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Photograph of a large group of ash-smeared naked sadhus at dusk or night. Several raise their arms overhead and face forward in a crowded procession. One bearded man in front has a rudraksha-style necklace and raised arms, while an orange-robed man stands at the left edge. The background is a dim hazy sky with warm lamplight. Visible people number roughly twenty or more, with many partially cropped at the edges.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A dense crowd of naked or near-naked ascetics, smeared with white ash, fills a road during a shahi snan procession. Many hold long wooden staffs and raise their hands. Behind them, saffron and orange flags, a red-and-gold canopied float, and a cloth banner bearing a portrait rise above the crowd, with trees and a hazy sky beyond. Several men have long matted hair and beards, some with ash-painted faces and red cloth sashes.2016-05-09Dusk photograph of a crowd of naked, ash-smeared sadhus at the Kumbh Mela, shot from a low angle. In the foreground a bare-backed man with his hair tied up raises one arm toward the sky while looking upward; a long white-bearded ascetic stands at right with a rudraksha-style necklace. To the left, a smiling man wears an orange-saffron cloth and yellow headband, and another bearded figure wears an orange wrap. Several other ascetics with matted hair and white-painted bodies stand packed together against the dim blue evening sky. No identifiable a person appearance is visible, and no readable text appears in the frame.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Crowd of naked or near-naked sadhus at dusk at the Kumbh Mela, their bodies smeared with grey-white ash. In the centre a bearded sadhu with long matted dreadlocks and a white-painted face raises his right hand toward the camera. Beside him a man with a shaved head wears a beaded necklace and rudraksha-style bead strands on his wrist, and a sadhu on the right has long matted hair tied up with a red cloth. Street lamps glow orange against the evening sky, and the surrounding pilgrims fill the frame.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10May 09th 20162016-05-09Night procession at the Kumbh Mela on the riverbank, with many ascetics crowded together under orange sodium street lamps and a hazy orange sky. Several naked or bare-chested sadhus are smeared with white ash, with long matted or white hair and beards, some raising arms high. A man in a dark knit cap and orange-and-white vest stands at left, and a bearded elder in a dark cap and rust-coloured cloth stands center-right. Camera operators and photographers are visible at the edges. A bare-chested figure at upper right carries long dark hair and a beard.2013-02-10