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Outdoor festival scene under an orange-and-white striped tent canopy. A man in a rust-coloured dhoti and shawl, wearing a pink turban, heavy gold-toned bead necklaces and an armband, stands centrally under a yellow parasol with tassels, a traditional honour attendant. Nearby, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border kneels and touches the feet of an elderly bearded sadhu in a saffron turban and orange shawl with embroidery, who holds a staff. Other devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and beaded malas stand around, a young boy in white with a mala beside a tall pole, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at right. Orange-robed attendants and onlookers fill the background. a person is not clearly identifiable here, so no candidate is named.

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A crowded outdoor tent scene with many saffron-robed sadhus and devotees. A central figure in a red-maroon turban and dark-maroon dhoti, with long dark hair and a layered beaded necklace, smiles with hands clasped at chest level. Beside him an older man in an orange shawl wears a dark rudraksha mala. In the foreground a bare-backed priest in a pink dhoti and maroon shawl offers a plate toward the group. Surrounding people wear orange robes, white kurtas and white saris, with hands folded in greeting. Green coconuts and marigold petals lie on the ground, and a metal railing and ceremonial poles appear behind.2015-01-13Outdoor procession on a paved courtyard under a tent-roofed pavilion with palm trees behind. A long-haired man in orange-saffron robes and a matching cloth crown walks at centre atop a red carpet, wearing a heavy rudraksha and ceremonial gold necklace. 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Behind them a man in white dhoti holds a brass tray with a yellow coconut-like offering, fruit and marigold garlands on a netted basket, while other men in white kurtas and some with red lanyards follow. A bare-chested man in white dhoti walks at the right edge. Other attendants in white and a small red umbrella complete the scene.2005-01-01 +1 copiesApril 21 20162016-04-21A procession walks along a red carpet under a long white tent with red fringed draping along the left wall. Several men in saffron and orange robes lead the way; a central figure wears a deep orange robe and rudraksha mala and walks barefoot. A man in a red-and-orange turban and rudraksha garlands on the left smiles and gestures with a raised hand. Behind them, people in yellow, orange and white clothing with turbans follow along the carpet, and a crowd of spectators stands at the edges under hanging lights. 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Other orange-robed figures and onlookers fill the background, and a partially visible person in white stands at far left.2007-01-30October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor procession scene under an orange canopy with a multicoloured umbrella overhead. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and an orange turban wears an orange robe with a golden sash, layered gold and beaded necklaces, and an orange shawl; he raises one hand in greeting. Beside him a bald man in an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala stands with one hand resting on a wooden staff or carrying pole. Around them devotees crowd close, including a woman in a magenta shawl, a man in a checked shirt, and a man in white bending forward. Carved stone temple figures are visible at the right edge.2013-02-12Outdoor photograph at a Kumbh Mela setting with a dirt ground and a yellow-ochre painted wall. 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