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Night procession at a Kumbh-style camp entrance under a pink canopy strung with lights. A sadhu with long matted hair, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland rides a white horse decorated with a red-and-gold bridle and a cloth reading 'Jai Bhole' area; a second long-haired sadhu walks beside, also garlanded. Around them, saffron-robed and white-clad men and older bearded ascetics crowd the path, a drummer beats a drum at right, and a painted welcome board on the left shows a bearded man in red and orange robes and a turban beside a banner reading 'Swagat Vandan Abhinandan'. Lit saffron and orange flags and marigold garlands fill the scene.

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Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering, lit by warm lamps and coloured lights. Two sadhus ride white horses decorated with red pompoms, gold harness and marigold garlands. The rider in front, with long matted hair, raises his arms and holds a tall saffron flag on a pole. The rider behind wears marigold garlands and a white bare-chested appearance with adornments. Saffron-robed sadhus and devotees in orange and white walk alongside, and a drummer plays a large drum. Behind them stands an illuminated gate with a painted banner and sign reading 'Swagat' (welcome), and a large backdrop shows deities and sacred figures. No a person candidate is claimed by the page, so roles are given instead of identity.2016-05-21Night procession at a Kumbh Mela site in front of a brightly lit, multi-tiered gateway decorated with lights and a large banner. Two sadhus ride white horses with ornate silver and red saddle trappings; the rider on the left, bare-chested with ash-smeared body, long matted hair, rudraksha malas and white flower garlands, raises his arm while holding a tall red-and-orange flag. The second rider, also bare-chested with long hair and garlands, sits on the right horse. A drummer in a beige kurta and a boy in a striped shawl walk beside the horses. Saffron-robed sadhus and uniformed police line the street, and a banner reading Swagat Vandan Abhinandan welcomes the procession.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21Kailasa Paramparagatha Atal Peetham +1 copiesMay 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22A photograph of a sadhu riding a white horse in a procession at a Kumbh Mela setting under bright sunlight. The rider has a bare torso, long matted hair and a beard, wears a marigold flower crown and orange-yellow marigold garlands, and holds a drum-like metal rod in one hand. Beside the horse, a man in saffron-orange robes with a long white beard looks upward, and a handler in dark clothing steadies the horse's bridle. Behind them stand orange-robed sadhus and devotees. A pink-orange temple gateway with painted deity panels and a blue banner reading a welcome message in Hindi frames the scene, along with a decorated palanquin-like chariot with garlands at the right edge.2016-04-22Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela setting before a pink-painted gateway with the sign "श्री पंचायती अखाड़ा" and a welcome banner "स्वागत वंदन अभिनंदन". A white horse with gold-embroidered red and gold headgear and pink tassels stands at left, beside a naked ash-smeared sadhu wearing orange marigold garlands. Centre, a white-bearded ascetic with long matted hair wears marigold garlands and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. In the foreground a figure in saffron wraps a large orange cloth. At right, a bearded man in sunglasses and saffron shawl walks near a red and gold palanquin. A painted deity panel above shows Shiva-like imagery. Blue sky and trees in the background.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22May 09th 20162016-05-09A decorated palanquin-style float at night carries a bearded sadhu seated in the centre, wearing an orange-saffron turban and a garland of yellow and orange marigolds, with silver armlets and a rudraksha-style necklace. Around him stand attendants in orange and red robes and orange turbans, one holding a long white fly-whisk (chamara) and another a metal staff topped with a silver finial. Above them a silver umbrella with embossed figures shields the seat, and a framed portrait stands on the float, its label not legible. The float is covered in green foliage and pink and yellow flowers, with strings of lights above and an orange flag with an Om symbol in front. Several onlookers and attendants fill the foreground, and a banner with Hindi script is visible at the right.2016-05-21