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A photograph of a religious procession on a decorated float covered in yellow and orange marigold garlands. A man in a red shawl over a white undershirt stands at the top holding a tall silver staff, beside a man in an orange turban and red robe. In the foreground a bearded man with a tilak on his forehead wears an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, with a young girl in a red top beside him. Another man in an orange robe is partly visible behind the garlands. Bright orange and gold drapery hangs at left, with a colourful striped canopy behind and bare trees in the background. Several people are visible, and the scene reads as a sadhu-led procession at sunset.

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May 21 20162016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela setting with a hazy white sky and a row of tasselled coloured fabric at top. A central man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban, wearing a long dark rudraksha mala with gold beads and a ceremonial gold necklace, walks forward holding a golden trident-like staff at lower left. Beside him a man in saffron robes with a white vibhuti line on his forehead and gold beads gestures with his hand. Around them are other saffron-clad sadhus and devotees, a young girl in orange at left, and a bearded man in white at right. A golden ornamental staff topped with a figure rises at right. a person label applies to the central figure, whose saffron turban, rudraksha mala and gold necklace are visible cues of a procession participant.Photograph of a procession float decorated with marigold garlands and a painted cloth banner in green, red, and yellow geometric patterns. A figure in saffron-orange robes stands at the top holding a golden trident, shaded by a red fringed umbrella. Several seated people in orange shawls sit on the float, and a young man in the foreground wears an orange shawl. A bystander's raised arm holding a purple sign appears at left. Setting appears to be an outdoor festival procession under bright sky.Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela camp on a bright day. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a tall golden crown sits on an ornate covered palanquin, raising one arm in greeting, with red and white flower garlands around the neck. Around the palanquin, bare-chested ascetics with white ash-smeared bodies, rudraksha necklaces and orange cloths tend the vehicle, one holding a silver staff. Orange and gold umbrella canopies are hung with gold bells and tassels in red, yellow, purple and teal, and marigold garlands drape the frame. A man in a dark vest and white shirt stands at the right edge, and bystanders' heads are visible at the bottom. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure wears saffron robes, a crown and garlands, with the appearance cues above.2013-02-10Outdoor procession on a dry, sunny day at a Kumbhamela event in Karnataka. In the right foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing a heavy gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha mala, walks beside a young man in orange and white with a long dark hair. Behind them an older bearded sadhu in orange robes stands among devotees. A bare-chested priest in the left foreground holds a brass plate of offerings, and a white-clad older man holds a coconut wrapped with marigold and orange flower garlands. Above the crowd, a devotee carries a ceremonial pot topped with yellow and orange marigold garlands on his head. Several onlookers fill the background.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02May 21 20162016-05-21A photograph of a ceremonial procession scene. A central man sits on an ornate gold-framed throne with red upholstery, dressed in orange-saffron robes with a marigold and white flower garland, his forehead marked with a tilak, raising one hand in blessing. Around him, a man in an orange turban stands behind the throne, and younger attendants in pink and peach robes hold tall silver staffs. Greenery and sunflowers decorate the canopy, and white drapery backs the scene. In the foreground, two older men in white and grey clothing sit at the edge of the frame.2016-04-22Outdoor 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.2013-02-10May 09th 20162016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22