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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.

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A 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 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 copiesJanuary 17 20072007-01-17A 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. +1 copiesOutdoor 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.Outdoor photograph of a group of saffron-clad men walking under a clear blue sky. In the centre, a bearded man in an orange-red robe wears multiple long rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, and a bold red tilak with white ash markings. Around him, young men wear orange and saffron cloths, dreadlocked hair wrapped in dark turbans or headbands, white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads and arms, and rudraksha malas. On the right, a tall golden ceremonial staff with a red gemstone and a decorative finial is carried above the crowd. Several figures are partly visible in the background.2018-03-17Night procession outdoors under a white tent canopy with strings of multicoloured lights overhead. At centre, a smiling bearded man wears a maroon-brown turban with a gold ornament, a maroon shawl, a gold ceremonial necklace, a pink-and-white woven garland, a leopard-print lower cloth and beaded bracelets. Beside him a shirtless man in an orange-and-gold dhoti holds a tall gold staff, and behind them drummers and devotees in white and cream clothes stand close together. On the right an older man in cream clothes and glasses presses his palms together in greeting, and a woman in black with a rudraksha mala also has her hands folded. The event appears to be a festive outdoor procession with percussion.2016-12-07February 13 20182018-02-13Night procession at a temple-like venue strung with multicoloured fairy lights and yellow floral garlands. A central man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a rudraksha crown, with a crescent ornament and a vertical tilak and white forehead markings, wears a rust-brown shawl, a long rudraksha mala and a leopard-print cloth, and carries a ceremonial staff. Around him, sannyasis with bare chests, white ash markings on arms and forehead, rudraksha malas and orange or saffron cloths walk in line. An older man in a grey-white shawl and white dhoti holds a staff, and a priest in white carries a long ceremonial pole.2018-02-13July 19 20162016-07-19July 24 20172017-07-24March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copies