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Outdoor photo of a festival procession with a golden palanquin in the foreground. A seated figure with a long-haired, swept-back style wears a saffron-orange turban, orange robes, a beaded rudraksha-style necklace and a wide golden armlet, and holds a brass bowl. Nearby, saffron-robed sadhus and devotees sit on a leopard-print cushioned seat and carpeted platform, with a metal puja tray and small offerings. Red flags, an ornate red-and-green canopy with tassels, and yellow parasols shade the crowd, with a second decorated palanquin behind and trees and a truck in the background. Several photographers and uniformed police stand among the throng.

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Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event with a crowd lining a street. In the foreground, a seated sadhu in an orange turban with a large white flower garland on top, wearing a beaded necklace and gold ornaments, sits on a leopard-print cushion beneath a red, blue and yellow ceremonial umbrella with tasselled fringe. Beside him, two saffron-robed figures play a large drum, and a bald monk in orange cloth sits on a striped mat near brass sandals on a tray. Red flags and banners fill the background along with framed portraits of a saffron-clad figure. Several people are visible in the crowd, a few in white.2016-04-22Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela shahi snan scene. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange-brown robe sits on a gold-ornamented seat draped with a leopard-print cloth, hands folded in prayer, with a white fan-like chamara behind him and a garland of white flowers. Beside him, several saffron-robed sadhus sit on a striped mat; one plays a drum, others hold cymbals, and a bald man in orange cloth sits in front. A red-and-multicolour canopy with tassels shelters them. Behind, a dense crowd, orange and red flags, and banners line a metal barricade.2016-04-22A festive procession photographed from behind a seated sadhu in an orange turban with a white flower garland, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style necklace and bangles with his hands folded in greeting. Beside him, saffron-robed sadhus sit on a leopard-print cushion beneath a red, blue and gold ceremonial umbrella with tasselled fringe. Crowds line a metal barrier, many waving red and orange flags, and a ceremonial mace with a silver-and-gold handle is raised at right. Banners and portrait placards hang in the background along a tree-lined road.2016-04-22A street procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. In the left foreground, a sadhu in an orange turban and orange garments with a rudraksha-style beaded mala folds his hands in greeting. Behind him, a red and blue ceremonial umbrella with tassels stands beside a decorated vehicle. Large crowds line the road, with saffron-clad sadhus, men in white, and uniformed police visible. A framed portrait of a bald-headed man in orange robes with a mala is carried aloft on a pole, and orange and red flags and an orange parasol fill the scene under a clear sky.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor festival procession on a sunny day, with a crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees around a decorated open vehicle. In the foreground a woman with a tall orange turban, long dark hair and a beaded orange shawl faces the procession, and a drummer in orange robes plays a drum. On the cart, figures in orange and white robes, many with marigold garlands, sit beneath a red and gold umbrella with tassels, while red flags wave. Behind them, a tall printed portrait on a blue banner shows a bald man in orange garments and a rudraksha mala. Bald men in orange and police in khaki stand among the crowd, and tents and trees line the road.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22