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A photograph of men at the Kumbh Mela procession, lit by low warm sunlight. On the left, a bearded man in a peach kurta and vest wears a black turban with a tall black plume and brass ornament, holding a red pom-pom tassel and wearing a red-and-white checked shawl and a colourful woven bag. Behind him, a younger man in a pale lavender shirt with a red-and-white beaded necklace and a pink shawl holds a brass drum or vessel. A third bearded man in a khaki shawl wears a plumed black turban. At the right edge, a man in a grey shawl and an orange-and-black turban with a large brass ornament faces away. Behind them is a white vehicle and blurred figures.

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Outdoor photo in warm low sunlight at a crowded festival procession. A bearded man in the foreground wears a dark turban with a gold medallion and tall dark plume ornament, a peach-coloured kurta and an olive shawl; he holds a round brass percussion instrument. Around him, other men wear peach and saffron robes and similar tall plumed turbans with gold ornaments. A man behind wears a white kurta, a red-and-white rudraksha-style mala and a tilak on his forehead. A woman in a red-orange shawl stands in the background. A colourful woven bag hangs on the left. No clear identity of any a person candidate is visible beyond these ceremonial attendants.January 17 20072007-01-17Outdoor procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela in bright daylight. In the foreground a bearded man in a red-and-white checked shawl and a turban with gold ornaments holds a brass bell with a red tassel and raises his arm while shouting. Beside him a man in a peach kurta and grey-green shawl holds small hand cymbals. Behind them, several men wear turbans with gold medallions and tall dark feathered finials, some in orange and saffron tones, carrying long poles topped with feather plumes. Many onlookers stand among them. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible. +1 copiesA photograph of a group of men seen from behind at an outdoor festival site. Several men wear tall turbans in orange, pink and cream, each topped with a dark plume of bristle-like tufts and a brass finial with bells. Their backs are turned toward the camera; one wears a cream kurta with a beige shawl and another a pink and white garment. A yellow canopy and a pale tent stand behind them, with a red flag on a pole and power lines overhead under hazy sky. +1 copiesJanuary 17 20072007-01-17Photograph from a procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela, seen from behind a group of men in ceremonial headdresses. Several figures wear turbans topped with dark feather plumes and brass finials: one in orange with a dark braided wrap, another in pink and black striped cloth, and others in white, peach and pale pink garments with saffron-orange shawls. A yellow canvas canopy and a tent stand behind them, with a small red flag on a pole and bamboo poles and wires overhead. A man in the lower left wears a grey-white shawl. The scene is outdoors in hazy daylight. +1 copiesA photograph of men in a Kumbh Mela procession near a river bridge. The central man wears a pink and maroon turban topped with a brass ornament and dark plumes, and an orange shawl, and plays a wooden drum held in his hands. Beside him a man in an orange turban with maroon bands and a brass earring holds another drum and wears a yellow shawl. Brass ornaments and feathered crests decorate the headgear of other participants in the background. +1 copiesA photograph taken from below of a procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering under a pale sky with overhead power lines. In the foreground a bearded man in a peach-coloured kurta and a sage-green shawl with tassels wears a black turban topped with a dark feathered plume and gold ornaments. He holds a brass-rimmed drum or dhol-like instrument in one hand and speaks or sings. To the left, another man wears a peach kurta, a multicolour woven shoulder bag and a turban with a black plume. Behind them, a man in white with a pink cloth holds a small red object, and other onlookers stand in the background. The visible cues are plumed turbans, peach robes and a drum, which suggest a ceremonial procession rather than a seated discourse. +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a procession crowd at a Kumbh Mela setting. In the foreground a bearded man in a pink and maroon turban decorated with a gold gear-shaped ornament and a tall golden-tipped plume of dark grass wears an orange saffron shawl over white clothing and looks sideways toward the camera. Beside him a second man wears an orange and maroon turban with partly visible lettering and a similar plume. Other onlookers stand close in the crowd, a wooden drum rim is visible at left, and a bridge and signboards appear in the blurred background.Low-angle outdoor photo at dusk of a bearded man in a long dark-haired wig with brass ornaments on the sides and top of his head, a red-and-white tilak on his forehead, and a red-and-white checked shawl over a beige kurta and vest. He wears layered beaded necklaces and a rudraksha mala, and holds a brass bell with a red tassel. Behind him, several men stand in a crowd, one in a white kurta with a red beaded mala, and tall black feathered staffs rise against a pale sky with power lines overhead. +1 copiesClose photo of musicians at a procession. Two men in the foreground wear tall turbans with feathery plumes on top; one has a pink turban with dark maroon bands and a bell hanging at the side, and the other wears an orange turban with dark maroon bands and a yellow-gold strip, plus a brass earring, a yellow shawl over white clothes. The man in front plays a wooden drum held by a hand, and the man on the right holds a flat hand drum. Orange and white garments and a blurred crowd fill the background. +1 copiesOutdoor photo at the Kumbh Mela under a clear blue sky. Several men crowd together gripping an orange-and-white pole or rope with marigold garlands, pulling it forward in a procession-like push. On the left, an older sadhu wears a brown turban and an orange-red tilak on his forehead, with a grey beard and white robe. Another sadhu in a grey turban with yellow tilak is behind him. In the centre, a bearded man wears a white cap and a tan cloth draped over his shoulders. On the right, a man in a white shawl and tan garment reaches in. Their faces are visible and expressive with serious focus. Nearby hands and arms from the foreground extend into the frame, and a faint circular blue-and-white logo appears at the top left.