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Outdoor photograph of a procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event. Several sadhus in saffron and rust-coloured robes walk in a crowd, many wearing rudraksha and beaded necklaces. A bare-chested sadhu with a rust-coloured turban and a yellow-and-red parasol held above him walks at the front. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange dhoti and shawl gestures with folded hands. Uniformed police in khaki shirts walk along the sides, one with a dark cap. Behind them, orange and blue canopies line the road, and a pink temple tower with a seated deity figure rises in the background under a clear sky. Visible people: about ten to fifteen in the procession.

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Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style festival under bright sun, with orange tent canopies and a yellow fringed parasol overhead. Several sadhus in saffron and rust-coloured robes wear heavy gold and beaded necklaces and rudraksha malas; one wears an orange turban and another has long dark hair. A bearded man in an orange vest walks among them, and two uniformed police officers in khaki stand alongside. A pink temple shrine with a golden spire and a framed deity image rises in the background, with red flags and colourful umbrellas nearby.2016-04-22A sunlit procession moves along a dusty road at a Kumbh Mela site. In the centre, a sadhu in a deep orange-red robe with a tall orange turban and a heavy gold-and-bead necklace walks with palms pressed together. Beside him a bearded sadhu wears a light orange robe, and a bald man in rust-red clothes with a rudraksha mala holds a phone. Uniformed police in khaki shirts and dark belts walk alongside. Behind them, yellow, orange and red umbrellas and red flags are carried over the crowd, and a pink temple tower stands with a framed seated saint portrait on its facade.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18A procession moves along a dusty road under bright sky between orange canopy tents strung with small bells. In the centre, a robed sadhu in deep saffron-rust clothing and a tall orange turban walks beside a bearded man in a light orange saffron robe with a white cloth draped over his shoulder. Several other sadhus in rust and orange garments, some wearing rudraksha malas and gold-beaded necklaces, walk among white-clad devotees. A yellow ceremonial umbrella with fringed edges is raised above the group. Uniformed police in khaki with dark belts and caps walk alongside. Behind them stands a pink temple shrine with a tiered shikhara and a framed image of a seated figure, with red and orange flags fluttering. The scene suggests a Kumbh Mela shahi snan procession.2016-04-22April 21 20162016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21Outdoor procession on a dirt road under a clear sky. A central figure in an orange saffron robe wears a long white and red flower garland and a red bindi with rudraksha mala, walking barefoot with hands folded. Flanking them, men in saffron robes carry tall golden trident staffs and a long golden staff, and a bearded man in orange with a gold necklace walks beside them. Behind, people in white dhotis and white clothes with yellow shawls walk under ornate multicolored parasols with tassels.2008-12-25May 07 20162016-05-07Evening procession at a Kumbh Mela camp with a crowd lining temporary tent structures. In the foreground a uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap and rifle walks at the centre, flanked by a man in an orange robe and a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold trim and beaded necklaces. Behind them a man in a saffron turban and beaded necklaces stands beside a yellow ceremonial umbrella and a red-and-gold decorated umbrella with a circular emblem. Devotees with folded hands and men in orange saffron garments watch from the crowd.2016-04-22April 21 20162016-04-21