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A street procession of many sadhus, naked or nearly naked, with long matted hair and beards, wearing heavy garlands of orange and yellow marigolds around their necks and bodies. Several carry staffs or tridents. On the left, uniformed police officers in khaki stand along the roadside, and a white truck with a sound system and a blue banner reading PA... is at right. Some men in saffron and orange robes walk among the sadhus, and devotees in white dress line the procession, with an orange-clad man in the lower right.

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A large procession of naked sadhus and sannyasis walks along a street, many wearing heavy garlands of orange and yellow marigolds around their necks and bodies. Several carry long staffs and tridents. In front, a white ceremonial palanquin decorated with orange and gold trim and a blue canopy is carried forward. Police officers in khaki uniforms with caps line the route. On the right, a white vehicle with large loudspeakers and a banner reading Patel bears red flags, and a band vehicle marked Balaji Band stands behind. Some men wear saffron and orange robes, and others wear white dhotis. Visible text on the vehicles includes the banner names above.2016-04-18Outdoor procession crowd at a festival site. Several bare-chested sadhus with ash-smeared bodies and grey-white faces walk forward, wearing thick garlands and head wreaths of bright yellow marigolds. Behind them, a decorated float with ornate arches and round silver-and-coloured discs stands beside a yellow ceremonial umbrella with pink tassels. Men in orange robes and orange turbans, and a uniformed police officer in dark blue cap in the left foreground, watch and move among the crowd. Tall orange flags and red banners with portraits of bearded men with long hair line the background under a pale sky.2016-05-09A crowd of ash-smeared sadhus with long matted hair and beards, wearing yellow and orange marigold garlands and flower crowns, walks through a dense crowd at a Kumbh-style snan procession. A central sadhu raises a long wooden staff overhead, with red tilak on his forehead. Around them, devotees in orange, saffron and white clothing press forward, and a cameraman in a light shirt films the scene from above. Orange flags are held near the lower left, and ornate gold-and-red decorated pillars stand at the right entrance. Several men wear white caps and orange shawls.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09 20162016-05-09 +1 copiesApril 18 20162016-04-18May 09th 20162016-05-09A dense street procession in an Indian town fills the road, with many sadhus and ascetics in orange and saffron robes walking among uniformed police officers in khaki. Bare-chested participants wearing marigold garlands walk in rows near the front of the column, and a saffron-robed group carries a ceremonial umbrella and a decorated banner. Loudspeaker horns are mounted on a vehicle on the left, and a yellow bus and a blue municipal truck stand along the roadside. Crowds of onlookers line the street and balconies on the right, under strings of saffron and pink flags. Hanging banners show portraits of religious figures. The scene suggests a sadhu procession through a city street.2016-04-18A photograph of several bare-chested sadhus with ash-grey smeared bodies and long grey-white beards, wearing thick necklaces of yellow marigold garlands, walking in a procession. Several have kumkum or tilak marks on their foreheads. Behind them a decorated vehicle or ratha carries a row of circular brass-and-coloured ceremonial horns or drums, and a canopy-like umbrella in orange and yellow with pink flowers and a decorative top hangs above. Another man in an orange garment stands at the right edge, and a person on a raised platform at the top left photographs the scene.2016-05-09May 09 20162016-05-09A crowded outdoor procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. Large crowds of devotees and sadhus walk along a roadway lined with red flags and a decorated float marked PALKI. A golden palanquin topped with a gilded canopy and colourful umbrellas is carried in the background. Many men wear saffron and orange robes, orange sashes and lanyard badges, while others wear white shirts, checked clothing and striped shirts. Some men stand bare-chested with orange garlands and folded hands in namaskar. Women in colourful saris and shawls walk among the crowd. Yellow barricades line the left side. The scene is a shahi snan procession with many people visible.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22