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A decorated procession vehicle with a painted, mirrored and bright-coloured body is draped in marigold garlands and orange cloth, carried through an open dusty ground at a Kumbh Mela site. Seated figures inside the open-sided float are partly hidden by flowers. Around it, a man in a red vest and white turban stands at left, a man in a pink turban and white robes holds an orange flag, and several men and women in everyday clothes watch or gesture, one holding an orange flag at right. A large ornate gateway with an orange banner behind the float marks the camp entrance. Orange pennants flutter on poles around the scene.

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A dusty road procession at a Kumbh Mela camp. A decorated open float with a pillared, ornately painted canopy and orange-marigold garlands stands in front, its orange cloth draped over the cart base. Several people sit under the canopy, and men in white dhotis and orange and saffron robes with turbans walk alongside, one holding an orange flag on a pole. Another flag-bearing cart and more flags stretch down the road in the hazy background, with tents and power lines beyond. Overlay text readsA procession on a dusty road at a Kumbh Mela site, with a decorated float as its centre. The float is a wooden-framed canopied cart draped with orange and marigold garlands, its base covered by an orange cloth, and a seated group inside. Several saffron-clad sadhus walk alongside carrying orange flags on tall poles, one wearing a white robe and another in orange with a turban. Men in saffron and pink sit at the float's edge, and women in red and orange saris walk beside it. Behind, another garlanded float and more flag-bearers follow, with tents and a temple spire visible at the right. Pale hazy sky overhead.February 12 20132013-02-12Outdoor procession on a dusty road at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. A golden palanquin on a flatbed tractor-trolley, heavily garlanded with marigold and orange flower strings, carries a seated figure under a red canopy with tassels. A figure in saffron robes and a tall crown-like headdress holds a ceremonial staff and fan-like insignia. Nearby, sannyasis in saffron-orange and white robes walk alongside, one holding a long ceremonial staff. A young ascetic in an orange robe with white-painted face and rudraksha beads walks in front, and a crowd of devotees in white, pink and striped headwear watches. A camera operator on the trolley films, and loudspeakers are mounted on the cart. Colourful tassel decorations hang from the left side.2013-02-10Outdoor procession on a flower-decorated ratha with a large orange and turquoise canopy hung with tassels and marigold garlands. Two men in saffron and white dhotis stand on the platform; one in an orange robe with shaved head and a rudraksha mala holds a ceremonial implement, while a younger man in white vest and orange cloth stands beside him. A woman in white stands at the front of the cart, and a tractor-drawn trailer with green cloth is visible. Behind, a yellow temple-like building and a banner reading Kumbh Mela camp, Jagannath Dham Trust bear portrait images. Dusty street setting.2013-02-12A decorated open float procession vehicle on a dusty road under a flyover, draped in marigold garlands and hanging brass bells and tassels, with a teal fringed canopy overhead. A man in white dhoti stands at the front tying the decorations, and a seated figure in orange robes sits under the canopy beside a trident-topped staff and a brass horn. Several men and women in saffron and orange garments walk alongside, a bare-headed man in a grey vest and a turbaned man in white stand in the foreground, and loudspeakers are mounted on the float. A procession with ritual decoration rather than a clearly identified event. Several people are visible, roughly 6 to 20.2013-02-12A festival procession on a paved road shows a flower-decorated float drawn by a tractor, with an orange-and-blue canopy and marigold garlands. A standing sannyasi in orange robes holds a trident aloft on the float, with another orange-robed figure beside him. Women in white and orange saris walk alongside the tractor, and a man in orange kurta walks in front. Speakers, bells and brass ornaments hang from the float, with a red tractor and a crowd of onlookers behind.2013-02-12February 10 20132013-02-10Outdoor photograph of a festooned grey jeep processing through a dusty market lane at a Kumbh Mela site. The vehicle's bonnet and grille are draped with orange marigold garlands and tinsel, and an elderly sadhu with a white beard, wearing an orange shawl, sits on the roof beneath a red umbrella. A shirtless young boy in white loincloth stands beside him holding a long pole with a white tassel. A red flag flutters from a pole on the right, and a white banner with coloured religious artwork hangs from the jeep's front. Several men in white kurtas and dark waistcoats walk past corrugated metal stalls under a hazy sky.2013-02-15February 10 20132013-02-10A decorated procession vehicle with an ornate, painted canopy structure draped in orange and red marigold garlands, parked on a dusty road at a crowded festival ground. Several sadhus and devotees stand and sit around it. In the foreground, a bearded sadhu in pink-tinted robes holds a long staff, and a young man in a striped top stands beside the vehicle. Two men in red and white sit on the low platform at left. Orange and yellow cloth drapes the vehicle's base, and orange saffron flags on poles rise behind. Tents and a blue canopy appear in the background under a hazy sky.Outdoor procession on a crowded road under a flyover, with a decorated tractor-drawn float at centre. The float is festooned with orange and yellow marigold garlands and carries a canopy with a teal fringed top and ornate golden finials. Several saffron-robed sadhus stand on it; two central figures hold tall ceremonial staffs topped with trident-like finials. Behind them a man in white dhoti and red cloth bends toward the float's side. Spectators in orange, red and grey shawls and kurtas crowd the roadside, and a man in a striped shirt walks in the foreground. A large banner reading 2013 is visible on the left. Hazy winter sky and concrete pillars frame the scene.2013-02-12