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Outdoor procession crowded with devotees and sadhus at a festival street. In the foreground, a sadhu wearing a large orange turban and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits on a leopard-print covered ceremonial vehicle, with a white-plumed fly whisk beside him. Another robed figure in a saffron shawl and gold necklace raises a hand beside him. Behind, a man in a white shirt sits near a yellow barrier, orange-robed sadhus walk the street, and tall flags and red banners hang over the crowd. A banner portrait shows a bearded man with a white shirt and red background. Other people are in white dhotis and orange robes, and a large sound system stands at right.

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A dense outdoor procession crowd on a tree-lined road during a Kumbh Mela shahi snan procession. In the foreground, a sadhu in an orange turban and orange robe, with rudraksha beads and bangles, raises one hand from a golden palanquin draped with a leopard-print cloth. Beside him, a woman with long dark hair, wearing a white garment and a rudraksha mala, raises her arm near a golden lion-shaped ornament. Behind them, drummers in orange and white sit beside drums on a pink-and-gold cloth, and uniformed police stand among the crowd. Large banners and posters show portraits of a bearded man with a red forehead mark, and orange umbrellas shade the route.2016-04-22Photograph of a crowded outdoor procession during a Kumbh Mela shahi snan event. In the foreground a sadhu with an orange turban and bare upper arm raises his right hand, wearing gold-toned bangles and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, while a woman with dark hair and gold jewellery stands beside him on a decorated vehicle with a leopard-print cloth. Behind them a dense crowd of saffron-robed sadhus, devotees and uniformed police fills the street beneath an orange canopy. Banners with Hindi text and a large portrait hang on poles and shops, and a stage with speakers stands at right.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A 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.2016-04-22Outdoor photograph of a Kumbh Mela shahi snan procession in the evening light. In the foreground a sadhu with an orange turban and thick rudraksha mala seen from behind, wearing a leopard-print wrap over his shoulder. Beside him a younger sadhu with long matted hair and orange-saffron cloth, wearing bead necklaces and armbands, and a drummer playing a drum. Behind them a dense crowd of devotees, some holding cameras, is held back by yellow barricades. Orange and red banners, flags and tents fill the background.2016-04-22