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A procession inside a decorated hall with several figures walking away from the camera past ornate pink and red canopy umbrellas with beaded fringes. Foreground figures wear saffron-orange robes and turbans; one in a long orange shirt has long dark hair, another has long braided dreadlocks and a shawl, and a child-like figure wears an orange cloth over the shoulder with a beaded necklace. A video camera on a tripod stands at left, and women in white saris watch at right. Draped red curtains and a glowing shrine backdrop with deity imagery frame the scene.

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April 23 20162016-04-23A procession inside a hall with a red carpet runway. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk in a line; the front figure, with a shaved head and wearing an orange robe and yellow flower garland, leads, while a man in an orange robe with a white beard walks at the right edge. A bald monk in brown-orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks among them. Bright umbrellas in yellow, orange and pink are held above, and gilded deity murti and decorated shrine structures with red banners line the background. Men in white shirts and dhotis watch from the sides. Several people are visible, including the procession members and onlookers.2016-04-23January 05 20182018-01-05January 05 20182018-01-05A photograph of a procession entrance under a canopy of orange drapes with gold-painted pillars wrapped in rope. A man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing an orange robe and a garland, walks at left with his back partly to camera. In the centre, a man in an orange robe and white dhoti walks under the canopy, followed by a figure in an orange turban and orange robe with a rudraksha mala, who looks down as he walks on a red carpet. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind, and a photographer with a camera stands at right. Coconut bunches and marigold garlands hang from the canopy.2008-12-30January 25 20172017-01-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession under a decorated pandal with colourful hanging lanterns and a silver ceremonial umbrella. In the centre, a man wearing a rust-orange turban, a dense white and orange flower garland, and heavy gold necklaces and ornaments stands smiling. a person: his turban, ornate gold adornments and garland match the ceremonial presentation of the a person archive; this is an appearance-based label only. Flanking him, two saffron-clad attendants in orange dhotis and rudraksha malas, one bare-chested on the right, steady and guide him. Behind them, devotees in white and orange garments fill the space, and a canopy with orange and white drapery frames the scene.2016-12-23April 23 20162016-04-23A procession inside a tented hall with white canvas ceiling and ceiling fans. In the centre, a man with a swept-back orange turban, saffron robe and a marigold garland walks forward, smiling, with an ornate gold necklace, a person in appearance, as a procession leader. Beside him, a bearded elder in orange robes and an orange marigold garland walks, and behind, several saffron-clad sannyasis carry a staff and wear rudraksha malas. A green and gold umbrella and an orange canopy are held over the group. A camera operator on the left films the procession, and red carpet runs along the path with rope barriers. Orange exhibition panels line the right side.2016-04-23 +1 copiesA procession under a red and gold canopy on a red carpet inside a tented exhibition hall, with a crowd behind a barrier. In the centre, a man in orange saffron robes, an orange turban and a long rudraksha mala walks beside a man on the right with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak, ornate gold necklaces and a white garment with gold trim. A shaven-headed attendant in orange cloth with rudraksha beads stands at the left, and a devotee on the far right holds a phone. Red and gold ceremonial parasols and fabric banners frame the scene. Printed copyright and source text appear in the lower right corner.2016-04-25A crowded outdoor gathering of sadhus and ascetics in saffron and orange robes, many wearing orange and red turbans and marigold garlands. In the foreground a bare-chested figure with long dark hair wears a red-orange turban, gold bangles and a gold necklace, seated on a patterned rug beside a red-and-gold ornamental umbrella with beaded fringe. Other attendees hold up tall umbrellas and staffs, and a person in yellow at the left photographs the scene with a phone.2016-04-18Photo of a crowded orange-and-white tented gathering at a Kumbh Mela sadhu event. In the center, a bald, white-bearded man in a pale pink-orange robe wears a yellow-and-orange marigold garland and speaks with a long-haired man in an orange-red turban and a dark rudraksha-style collar of beads. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis, a man with a gold-trimmed white dhoti and gold chains holds a tall orange umbrella-staff topped with a yellow canopy hung with crystal beads, and a man in dark red robes wears a gold-chain necklace and wrist bands. Roughly a dozen or more people are visible in the frame.2016-04-22