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A procession at an outdoor religious gathering shows a silver throne-like palanquin decorated with green foliage and pink, white and orange flowers, topped by a maroon embroidered canopy with gold work and tassels. A bearded elder in saffron-orange robes with long white hair and a rudraksha-style mala sits raising one hand in blessing, flanked by attendants in peach and pink kurtas holding silver staffs and standing behind the canopy. To the left a bearded man in a red shawl over orange clothing and a pink turban holds a long silver staff. In the foreground a woman in a light blue sari sits in a covered rickshaw-style vehicle, and a man in a light shirt sits beside her.

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April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21Night procession on a flower-decorated silver palanquin. A bearded man with long hair, wearing orange robes and rudraksha malas, sits on an ornate silver seat, holding a flower garland, with a red and gold umbrella overhead. Beside him a man in a saffron-and-white robe with a light-coloured turban holds a long staff, and a bare-chested man in orange cloth stands at the left edge. Garlands of marigolds, roses and orange flowers line the palanquin, and street lamps glow in the dark background.2015-09-15February 10 20132013-02-10A decorated procession chariot draped in red and orange marigold, rose and leaf garlands, with a red and gold canopy above. A bearded sadhu in saffron robes and orange tilak, wrapped in a flower garland, sits centrally and raises his right hand in greeting. Behind him stands another saffron-robed sadhu with a rudraksha mala. Saffron-clad attendants, a man in an orange turban and a bald priest in white crowd the platform, and a flywhisk-holding attendant stands at left. Orange flags and a blurred tree stand in the background, and a devotee in orange holds a phone up to film. Kumbh Mela procession setting.2016-05-21A decorated procession float at an outdoor religious event, draped in marigold and rose garlands with an ornate maroon-and-gold umbrella overhead. Several saffron-robed sadhus sit on the float; one in the center wears a white-and-orange shawl with rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace, another bald sadhu in a peach-coloured robe sits lower. Orange flags with Sanskrit-style lettering flank the float, and a crowd of devotees in orange and white stands below. Dense marigold garlands cover the raised platform. Approximately twenty or more people are visible in the crowd and on the float.2016-05-21A street procession in a crowded town centre. A silver palanquin with ornate carved panels and yellow marigold garlands is carried through the crowd, with a seated man in a maroon robe and orange shawl at its centre. Two multicoloured canopy umbrellas with dove and lotus motifs shade the palanquin, and orange and yellow fringed banners hang at its corners. Several men in white shirts, saffron-coloured garments and khaki police uniforms walk alongside, and many onlookers press forward, some holding phones. Orange flags and a motorcycle are visible in the background.2011-05-24Outdoor procession under a canopy decorated with orange and white marigold and jasmine garlands. Two men sit side by side in an ornate carriage with a red and gold embroidered canopy. The man on the left, with white hair and a short white beard and a red tilak on his forehead, wears an orange robe with a white garland and smiles. The man on the right has long dark hair, wears an orange robe, a red headband, a long gold bead necklace and a smaller pendant, and smiles. Behind them stand colourful striped umbrellas with tassels and a painted tree emblem, and a crowd's dark silhouettes are in the foreground.2009-07-23Night photo of a decorated procession vehicle covered in marigold garlands, yellow and orange flowers, and a red floral arrangement. An elderly bearded man in pink-orange robes with a garland sits on a red cloth-draped platform, hands raised in greeting or blessing. A man in an orange-saffron robe holds a large ornate red-and-gold umbrella above him. Other saffron-robed sadhus stand or sit nearby, one in an orange turban, and a man in a white shirt stands at the left beside a woman in a purple sari. A uniformed police officer walks at the right edge. White whisks or fly-whisks lie on the platform.2015-09-15Outdoor procession on a decorated vehicle at dusk at the Kumbha Mela. A man in an orange jacket stands at the left rear. Under a gold-embroidered umbrella, a bearded elder in a white turban and orange-and-white robes stands beside a figure wearing a red-and-orange turban and a red shawl, holding a tall ceremonial staff wrapped in marigold garlands. Nearby, a bearded man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a marigold garland stands with hands folded. Women in pink and grey headscarves and shawls stand among the group, and devotees with raised hands fill the foreground below. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.2013-02-10