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Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela setting in the evening. A man in an orange-red turban and orange robe sits at the right foreground with palms pressed together in greeting, wearing gold armbands and a gold necklace, smiling. Behind him a large crowd fills a street lined with saffron and red flags and yellow and red umbrellas, and a decorated truck labelled PALLAVI on its side. A drum, a leopard-print cloth and a golden lion-shaped ornament occupy the foreground. Pink temple architecture with a sign reading Shri Panchayati Akhada Mahanirvani stands at right. Several people in the crowd wear saffron and white clothing; a camera operator is visible on the right.

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Outdoor procession at dusk in a crowded street. In the foreground, a figure wearing a large rust-orange turban, orange-saffron robes, heavy gold necklaces and gold bangles sits on a cushioned seat with palms pressed together in greeting and a broad smile; the figure has long dark hair and a distinctive appearance cued by the turban and ornate gold jewellery, consistent with a person. Behind, uniformed police officers, saffron-clad sadhus and a crowd line the route beneath many red, yellow and orange umbrellas and flags. A golden ornamental figure is at left, a leopard-print cloth lies at lower right, and a decorated float labelled Pallav passes in the distance. A pink-and-red striped cloth covers the seat and sandals rest on it. A videographer films at right beside a temple gate.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor procession at dusk in a crowded street, with a large crowd behind barricades and many saffron-robed sadhus carrying red flags and yellow umbrellas. In the foreground, a man with a saffron-orange turban, orange robe, gold bangles and a gold necklace sits on a leopard-print seat with palms pressed together in greeting, while a cameraman films him. Uniformed police stand nearby, and a decorated truck labelled PAHAL trails behind. A pink and red stone gateway bears a sign reading Shri Panchdashnam Juna Akhada Mahanirvani. Behind him a golden ornamental object is visible, and a drum rests on a striped cloth.2016-04-22Outdoor festival procession at an ashram-style gate with a sign reading Sri Panchayati Nirvani Akhara Mahanirvani. In the foreground a person in an orange-red turban, saffron robes, a rudraksha-style necklace and gold bangles sits with palms pressed together in greeting on a striped cloth-covered platform, with a golden lion-mane ornament and a leopard-print cushion at the edges. Behind, a crowd of devotees in white and saffron, saffron flags and many colourful umbrellas fill the street, with police in khaki and a cameraman filming. A vehicle labelled PALLAV is visible. Appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confirm an identity, so this figure is described by role as a sadhu.2016-04-22Outdoor festival procession at dusk in a dense crowd of many hundreds, with a large street banner reading PAIKAV PARIVAR in the background and yellow and pink umbrellas above. In the foreground a bare-chested man in orange-brown clothing and an orange-brown turban sits on a leopard-print seat, palms pressed together in greeting and smiling, with heavy gold bangles, a gold necklace and a dark rudraksha-style mala. A cameraman films from the upper right, and a gold lion-headed carved ornament sits at the left edge. Behind them, saffron-clad figures and uniformed police stand beside a temple gateway with a sign in Hindi and a pink-and-cream shrine facade.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22