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Outdoor procession in a crowded festival setting with a pink-and-red temple complex behind. A seated figure in a red-brown turban and orange-brown cloth, hands folded in namaskar, sits on a golden canopied red throne carried through the crowd. Around him, men in orange and saffron shawls, a man in yellow kurta and a man in pink shawl walk alongside. Large yellow, orange and pink ceremonial umbrellas and red and orange flags rise above. Cameramen film the procession. Devotees fill the foreground and background.

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A photograph of a crowded outdoor procession at a temple complex. A seated figure in a red-orange turban, saffron robes and gold-and-bead necklaces sits in a gold-canopied throne, hands folded in greeting, carried or accompanied by attendants. Behind him a yellow and an orange parasol, red flags and pink temple structures are visible. Standing beside the throne, a man in an orange shawl and white dhoti with forehead tilak and a white necklace gestures with folded hands. Other devotees in saffron, pink and white clothing press close, and a camera crew films at left. The scene suggests a ceremonial procession, though the specific ritual is not legible.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24A crowded outdoor ritual scene at dusk at a Kumbh Mela setting, with red and saffron flags and tall pink temple spires behind. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban with a long beaded necklace sits on an ornate golden-and-red throne beneath a gold canopy, hands folded in prayer. Around him, a man in a pink shawl bends to offer flower petals, and an older man in orange robes with a white-and-orange tilak stands with hands at his chest. Brass plates with coloured powders, a brass pot and a red cloth-covered table sit in front, while a dense crowd of devotees presses in, some holding up phones and cameras. Colourful parasols shade the procession, and a red-and-pink umbrella stands above the throne.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Outdoor procession at a riverside ghat during the Kumbh Mela, with a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne under a gold canopy. The seated figure wears an orange-brown turban, orange robes, a rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace, with kumkum on the forehead, and a man in pink kurta-dhoti kneels to offer a ritual or puja to them. Around them a dense crowd of devotees, many in white and yellow, holds phones; saffron and red flags and colourful parasols surround the throne. Copper plates with flowers, fruit and a brass kalasha sit on a red-draped table in front, and temple-style pink stone buildings rise behind. Visible people number roughly 50, with many partially hidden in the crowd. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page reference but not clearly distinctive, so the identity remains uncertain.2016-04-24A dense outdoor crowd gathers around a figure in saffron and orange robes wearing a large orange turban, with a gold-and-beaded ornamental collar and rudraksha-style beads around the neck. Around him, devotees in white, yellow, pink and red clothing press close, several holding phones. Behind, decorated umbrellas in orange, yellow and red with beaded fringes are raised, and red and orange flags line the street. A small domed temple pavilion and pink-walled buildings stand in the background under a pale evening sky.2016-04-24Outdoor ritual at a riverside ghat with a crowd behind a barrier. A seated figure on a gold-and-red throne wears an orange turban, an orange robe and a long gold necklace with rudraksha beads, hands pressed together. Two men in pink and orange stand beside the throne, one in pink gesturing with open hands, another in orange with a shawl. Gold-topped umbrellas in yellow and red and a golden canopy frame the scene, with orange and red flags behind. Brass plates with offerings sit in front. Pink temple structures are visible in the background.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24