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A dense outdoor procession crowded with saffron, orange and white-clad sadhus, sannyasis and devotees carrying tall red flags and colourful umbrellas in yellow, blue, red and multicolour. Many wear rudraksha malas and kumkum or vibhuti marks. Some figures in white dhotis and red or white shawls walk beside others in orange robes, while a bearded man in orange at centre wears a white shawl. Bright festival lights and a painted backdrop frame the scene. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.

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A dense outdoor procession of sadhus and devotees moves through a crowded street. Many people wear saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas, while others wear white. Numerous red flags on poles rise above the crowd, alongside large umbrellas in red, yellow, blue and multicolour with fringed edges, and a yellow and red garland hangs on a pole at right. Some participants carry staffs, and a few figures in the back wear pink and yellow headwear. Several individual faces are visible, but no one is clearly identified as a person from appearance cues.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Night procession of many sadhus and devotees moving down a lit street at a Kumbh Mela. Foreground figures carry tall red flags with gold trim, and several golden and red decorated parasols are raised above the crowd. Many men wear saffron and orange robes, some bare-chested with white dhoti cloth and red sashes, and some have white and red sectarian markings on their faces. A few elderly bearded sadhus in orange, one with a rudraksha mala, lead the group, and a white-shirted man stands at centre. At upper right a large garlanded portrait with green and red floral garlands is carried on a pole above the crowd. Strings of lights and buildings line the background.2016-04-22A dense outdoor procession crowded with devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, many carrying red flags on tall poles and holding colourful umbrellas in green, blue, yellow and pink. At the top centre, a decorated palanquin with orange and gold draping and a small deity murti is carried forward. Several people in the foreground wear white and red attire, and a yellow-and-blue patterned umbrella dominates the lower left. Parked white vehicles and market stalls line the street behind the crowd.2016-05-09A street procession moves through a crowded urban road lined with spectators pressing against golden metal barricades. Many umbrellas in orange, red, purple and gold with beaded fringes are carried above white-robed participants, some bare-chested with sacred threads, walking among red and orange flags. A decorated palanquin or float with a framed portrait and garlands is visible in the background. Dozens of onlookers in white shirts, caps and saris film and raise their hands along the barrier, while vehicles and banners line the route.2016-05-09A dense street procession moves through a crowded Indian town market. Red ceremonial flags on tall poles and large yellow, blue, purple and red decorated umbrellas, many with sequined fringes, are carried above the marchers. Men in white dhotis and orange or saffron garments walk in the procession, while uniformed police in khaki and a guard in a blue cap line the route behind yellow metal barricades. Crowds of onlookers press along the street, and a tall painted banner on the right shows a bearded sage with white hair and a striped turban. Motorcycles and shops crowd the background.2016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22May 09th 20162016-05-09