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A dense crowd of ascetics and devotees at a Kumbh-style procession, with many naked or near-naked sadhus smeared in ash, long matted or white hair and beards, raising hands and cheering. One sadhu in the foreground holds a large golden kalasha-like vessel. Some wear marigold garlands and orange or saffron turbans and cloths. Uniformed police in khaki stand at left and right beside a yellow metal barrier, and devotees hold up mobile phones to film. Colourful tents and red and blue banners line the background under tree foliage.

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May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A crowd of ascetics at a shahi snan procession, many bare-chested with ash smeared on their faces and bodies. In the foreground a smiling bearded man with long matted hair, orange tilak and a yellow marigold garland raises his arm, and a man beside him wears rudraksha beads and a pendant. Behind them, men in saffron and orange cloth, some with white shawls and yellow garlands, raise their hands and wooden staffs amid onlookers in colourful clothes.2016-05-09A dense crowd of people at a Kumbh-style shahi snan, with many sadhus and naga sadhus wearing marigold garlands and ash-smeared bodies. Several bare-chested ascetics in orange-saffron cloths stand among the throng. Police officers in khaki uniforms and caps stand in the foreground, and orange flags on tall poles line the scene. Devotees in orange and white clothing fill the background, and an orange umbrella is visible at the bottom. The scene is outdoors in warm light.2016-05-09September 13 20152015-09-13May 09th 20162016-05-09Dense outdoor crowd packed behind yellow metal barricades at a festival, with many men in orange, saffron and red clothing and several wearing white or pink turbans. A man in the upper left raises a hand, and strings of small yellow-orange marigold-like garlands hang in the foreground. A thin wire runs across the frame. A woman with long grey hair stands in the lower right beside a teal cloth. The people appear to be watching a procession or ceremony.2016-05-09A dense crowd of sadhus and devotees at a river bathing ghat during a Kumbh-style shahi snan. Many sadhus have their bodies and faces smeared with white ash, some with long matted hair and grey beards; one shaved-headed sadhu in the centre raises a hand and wears an orange cloth and a white armband. Others in orange and saffron cloths, a man in a blue striped shirt, and a bearded man in white stand among them, with a yellow barrier in the foreground. A water bottle is held up at the upper right. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person, and the visible people are mostly unnamed sadhus and devotees.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09Photograph of a dense crowd of sadhus at a riverside shahi snan procession. Many men are bare-chested with ash-smeared bodies, long grey beards and matted hair, some in orange or red cloths. Several raise hands in prayer or wave, and a few hold up mobile phones. Police in khaki uniforms with peaked caps stand in the foreground beside a yellow metal barrier. One man wears an orange turban and marigold garlands, and another wears a white cloth and yellow sash. A few people wear orange lanyard passes.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09