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Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela setting beneath a concrete overpass. A decorated float or ratha is draped with orange and yellow marigold garlands, brass bells and a red and blue canopy with fringe. Men in white dhotis and white shirts stand near the float, one in a dark waistcoat. A bare-chested priest with white sacred markings and a shaved head holds ceremonial items. In the foreground, a man with white ash smeared on his forehead and face wears a maroon shirt and a white cloth draped over his shoulders, while another man in a striped grey knit cap and maroon wrap looks toward the camera. Women in red and orange saris stand at right, and speakers and a pole with colourful tassels are visible on the left.

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Outdoor procession on a hazy winter day at the Kumbh Mela riverside. A decorated ratha or palanquin with a red and turquoise canopy, marigold garlands, tasselled pink and yellow hangings and a golden finial moves forward. Several shaved-headed sadhus and priests in saffron-orange and white dhotis, some bare-chested with sacred ash markings, walk beside and push the vehicle, one holding a tall silver staff. Devotees in jackets, sweaters and a knit cap stand around the crowd, some with hands folded. A shawl-wrapped man near the front of the cart is not clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is asserted.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 12 20132013-02-12February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style pilgrimage site under a concrete overpass. In the foreground a man with white tilak smears on his face and a rudraksha mala around his neck carries a long wooden pole with an orange and gold canopy top. Behind him an ornate float is decorated with orange marigold garlands and a golden deity murti, under a red and blue canopy. Men in white dhoti and clothing carry staffs and walk beside it. A man in a brown vest and a man in a striped sweater stand to the right. A red tractor and orange tents line the background with crowds of pilgrims.2013-02-10Outdoor photo at a Kumbh Mela camp setting: a crowd of devotees, mostly seen from behind, faces a raised golden palanquin decorated with marigold garlands, multicolored tassels and a fringed teal canopy. A figure in orange robes sits on the palanquin, and a man in orange kneels or stands beside it, while a cameraman films from the right. Behind the crowd stand an orange-painted tent wall, a steel railway bridge and a framed poster. Several people in the foreground wear sweaters, shawls and cardigans in brown, grey and maroon. A portrait banner on a pole shows a man with dark hair.2013-02-10A large crowd of pilgrims fills the foreground at an outdoor procession. A golden ornate palanquin-style chariot, decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands, strings of colourful tassels and hanging brass bells, carries a seated central figure wearing an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a golden crown, flanked by attendants in saffron robes holding ceremonial staffs. A cameraman in white stands on the chariot filming, and a multicoloured fringed canopy shades the scene under a pale hazy sky. Many people in the crowd wear headscarves, turbans and shawls, and power lines run overhead.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10