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A dense crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees moves along a street during a procession. Many men wear orange or saffron dhotis and orange turbans, and several carry long wooden staffs decorated with marigold garlands. In the centre foreground a bearded sadhu with long dark hair and a whitened face stands bare-chested with rudraksha beads. To the right a young man with an orange tilak on his forehead and a gold chain looks ahead. Behind them a crowd in white shirts and pink clothing fills the road, with tents, yellow canopies and colourful banners along the sides. Orange flags hang at the left edge.

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A crowd of ascetics at a shahi snan procession, many bare-chested with ash smeared on their faces and bodies. In the foreground a smiling bearded man with long matted hair, orange tilak and a yellow marigold garland raises his arm, and a man beside him wears rudraksha beads and a pendant. Behind them, men in saffron and orange cloth, some with white shawls and yellow garlands, raise their hands and wooden staffs amid onlookers in colourful clothes.2016-05-09May 21 20162016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A dense crowd of people at a Kumbh-style shahi snan, with many sadhus and naga sadhus wearing marigold garlands and ash-smeared bodies. Several bare-chested ascetics in orange-saffron cloths stand among the throng. Police officers in khaki uniforms and caps stand in the foreground, and orange flags on tall poles line the scene. Devotees in orange and white clothing fill the background, and an orange umbrella is visible at the bottom. The scene is outdoors in warm light.2016-05-09A dense crowd of ascetic sadhus in a street procession during a Kumbh-style shahi snan, many bare-chested or in saffron cloth, bodies smeared with white ash. In the left foreground a decorated ceremonial standard with marigold garlands and a red and gold canopy is carried on poles. A bearded sadhu in orange cloth with matted locks and a tilaka holds a rudraksha mala, while a man in pink and another sadhu with raised arm and a grey-white beard are in the crowd. Orange flags and banners line the road under hazy sunlight. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A large crowd of ash-smeared sadhus, many bare-chested and wearing only loincloths, walks through a dusty road in warm morning light during a procession. Several carry long tridents and staffs decorated with marigold garlands and orange flags. A man in the centre wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, a rudraksha-style mala and a long beard. Bearded elders with matted grey hair raise their hands, and onlookers in the background watch from roadside tents. Banners with portraits hang at the left and right edges.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09Dense crowd of sadhus during a Kumbh-style shahi snan procession. Foreground, a bare-bodied ash-smeared sadhu with matted locks and a yellow marigold garland walks at centre. Behind him, a figure carried on a decorated trident-topped palanquin raises a fist, with a trident and drum visible. Many saffron-robed men, some in red and orange, press through the throng under hazy morning light. Pennants in orange and banners with painted deity imagery line the route; a few uniformed police appear at right.2016-05-09Photo of a group of naked ascetic sadhus, many with long grey beards and matted hair, wearing marigold garlands across their shoulders and heads, standing under a yellow and red patterned canopy. The central man has long dark hair, a beard, red and brown rudraksha malas, and orange marigold garlands. Men on the left and right hold a staff and a metal pole. The ceremonial gathering appears to be a sadhu procession or akhara event.2016-04-18