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A photograph of an outdoor festival procession on a dusty open ground under a clear blue sky. At centre, a grey tractor pulls a decorated float garlanded with green leaves and flowers, topped with a golden umbrella canopy. A figure in red and orange robes sits on the float, with several others around him. Crowds of people in orange and saffron clothing walk alongside, including a bare-chested man with a tall orange turban and a man in a grey kurta with a lanyard. Red and orange flags fly on poles at left, and orange tents and parked white vehicles stand in the background.

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February 10 20132013-02-10Outdoor procession at the Kumbh Mela on a wide paved road under a pale sky. On a decorated flatbed trailer draped in red and gold fabric, several people in saffron and orange robes and orange turbans stand together; one man in a dark jacket raises a pink flag, and a red umbrella shelters the group, with marigold garlands strung along the trailer. In the foreground a bearded man in a grey top and orange dhoti with an orange sash raises one arm and points. Nearby devotees in saffron, white and dark clothing walk among the crowd, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands to the right. Beyond, more orange-clad groups, flags and umbrellas fill the procession route. Mostly saffron colours dominate.2013-02-10A decorated tractor-drawn float moves through a crowded outdoor festival street lined with blue and white tents and a corrugated metal shed. A seated figure in orange robes and an orange shawl with a marigold garland sits on a cushioned throne-like seat beneath an orange umbrella held by a standing attendant in orange clothing and an orange cap. The float is framed with green foliage and red and pink flowers. A man in a pink shirt and orange cap holds a red flag beside the float, a man in white shirt drives the tractor, and a woman in a pink sari with a red headscarf sits nearby. Bystanders in orange and white line the path, and orange flags and a white banner flutter at the right. The seated figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to identify, so only the role is described.2016-05-09February 10 20132013-02-10A photo of a crowded concrete walkway lined with red-and-white striped barriers during a procession at a riverside festival site. In the foreground a woman in white and orange-red garments walks away from the camera holding a bright orange flag. Beside her an older woman in an orange shawl walks at the left edge. Men in grey and white shirts and trousers walk toward the camera, and a woman in a pink top and green patterned skirt walks alongside them. Behind them a decorated red vehicle with a golden canopy and ornate tiered structure is part of a procession, with robed figures in orange and white around it. Tents, flags and street lamps fill the hazy background.2013-02-12A dusty road procession at a Kumbh Mela camp. A decorated open float with a pillared, ornately painted canopy and orange-marigold garlands stands in front, its orange cloth draped over the cart base. Several people sit under the canopy, and men in white dhotis and orange and saffron robes with turbans walk alongside, one holding an orange flag on a pole. Another flag-bearing cart and more flags stretch down the road in the hazy background, with tents and power lines beyond. Overlay text readsA festival procession on a paved road shows a flower-decorated float drawn by a tractor, with an orange-and-blue canopy and marigold garlands. A standing sannyasi in orange robes holds a trident aloft on the float, with another orange-robed figure beside him. Women in white and orange saris walk alongside the tractor, and a man in orange kurta walks in front. Speakers, bells and brass ornaments hang from the float, with a red tractor and a crowd of onlookers behind.2013-02-12February 10 20132013-02-10January 01 20122012-01-01Outdoor procession on a paved road lined with colourful bunting and a flag-lined tree canopy. Saffron-robed sadhus in orange dhotis and orange-red shawls, with orange turbans and marigold garlands, walk in the foreground, several carrying tall silver poles. Behind them a golden palanquin-style float carries a deity murti decorated with flowers. A police officer in khaki uniform walks at the left edge. On the right, a woman in a white sari with a flower garland stands beside an orange tractor and a decorated cart. Marigold petals litter the road.2016-04-18February 10 20132013-02-10A procession of tractors decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands moves along a wide dusty road at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela. The lead tractor carries several sadhus in saffron and orange robes, some with orange turbans, seated on the open trailer and cab roof. Red and orange flags rise from the tractors behind, and more garlanded tractors with robed riders follow in a line. Tents and parked vehicles line the left side under a hazy sky. Watermarked copyright text appears in the lower right corner, which is not included here. The scene shows around 20 to 30 visible people across the convoy.