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Outdoor procession scene at a Kumbh Mela event under a large shade tree. In the foreground a figure seen from behind wears a large saffron-orange turban, a bare upper body with white markings and a thick rudraksha-style beaded mala, and rests on a golden lion-shaped seat draped with leopard-print cloth. Beside them a bald priest in saffron-orange cloth kneels and raises a long ceremonial staff, while drummers play drums in front. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand among crowds of devotees, many wearing white, and red flags and a green ceremonial umbrella are visible.

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Photograph from a procession at a Kumbh Mela setting. A sadhu with a tall orange-saffron turban and dark rudraksha-style beaded necklaces sits on a leopard-print cushion on a gilded throne-like seat, raising his right arm with a bangled wrist and holding a silver staff. Around him are a bald man in white, uniformed police officers with rifles, and a large crowd with yellow and red flags and a green umbrella. A drum with wooden sticks sits in the foreground near folded cloth and sandals. Red draping frames the seat.2016-04-22A large outdoor procession in bright daylight, with a dense crowd of devotees and uniformed police lining a street. In the foreground, a sadhu on the right wears an orange-saffron robe, a saffron turban and a heavy beaded necklace and bangles, raising one hand while seated behind a drum on a decorated cart. Beside him a man in white holds a large yellow umbrella on a pole. Police in khaki uniforms and caps stand near metal barricades on the left, and a striped multicolour canopy with tassels hangs across the top. Saffron and red flags and tents are visible in the background, along with the spires of a temple. The scene reads as a Kumbh Mela procession, with saffron-robed sadhus and ritual umbrellas.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Photograph of a crowded outdoor procession during a Kumbh Mela shahi snan event. In the foreground a sadhu with an orange turban and bare upper arm raises his right hand, wearing gold-toned bangles and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, while a woman with dark hair and gold jewellery stands beside him on a decorated vehicle with a leopard-print cloth. Behind them a dense crowd of saffron-robed sadhus, devotees and uniformed police fills the street beneath an orange canopy. Banners with Hindi text and a large portrait hang on poles and shops, and a stage with speakers stands at right.2016-04-22Outdoor festival procession on a sunny day, with a crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees around a decorated open vehicle. In the foreground a woman with a tall orange turban, long dark hair and a beaded orange shawl faces the procession, and a drummer in orange robes plays a drum. On the cart, figures in orange and white robes, many with marigold garlands, sit beneath a red and gold umbrella with tassels, while red flags wave. Behind them, a tall printed portrait on a blue banner shows a bald man in orange garments and a rudraksha mala. Bald men in orange and police in khaki stand among the crowd, and tents and trees line the road.2016-04-22Outdoor festival procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event, with a large crowd pressing behind yellow metal barricades on a sunny street lined with tents and orange flags. In the foreground a man in an orange turban and saffron wrap with a heavy beaded necklace sits on a decorated vehicle beside a drummer's drums. A bare-chested man in white lifts a tall orange ceremonial umbrella on a red pole, and a person at right wears a red and gold headdress. Uniformed police stand along the barricades.2016-04-22Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event with a crowd lining a street. In the foreground, a seated sadhu in an orange turban with a large white flower garland on top, wearing a beaded necklace and gold ornaments, sits on a leopard-print cushion beneath a red, blue and yellow ceremonial umbrella with tasselled fringe. Beside him, two saffron-robed figures play a large drum, and a bald monk in orange cloth sits on a striped mat near brass sandals on a tray. Red flags and banners fill the background along with framed portraits of a saffron-clad figure. Several people are visible in the crowd, a few in white.2016-04-22Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela crowd scene under bright sun and trees. In the right foreground, a sadhu in an orange-brown turban and saffron-orange robe sits on a raised ornate cart, wearing a gold bangle and beaded necklace, raising one arm. Beside him a man in a white shirt holds a long orange-and-red decorated pole under a fringed canopy of coloured tassels. On the left, uniformed men in khaki and cap sit on a golden carved float with raised rifles, and a red flag flies above a dense crowd behind yellow barricades. Visible people number about 20-30 in the crowd and foreground.2016-04-22A dense outdoor procession crowd on a tree-lined road during a Kumbh Mela shahi snan procession. In the foreground, a sadhu in an orange turban and orange robe, with rudraksha beads and bangles, raises one hand from a golden palanquin draped with a leopard-print cloth. Beside him, a woman with long dark hair, wearing a white garment and a rudraksha mala, raises her arm near a golden lion-shaped ornament. Behind them, drummers in orange and white sit beside drums on a pink-and-gold cloth, and uniformed police stand among the crowd. Large banners and posters show portraits of a bearded man with a red forehead mark, and orange umbrellas shade the route.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A festive procession photographed from behind a seated sadhu in an orange turban with a white flower garland, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style necklace and bangles with his hands folded in greeting. Beside him, saffron-robed sadhus sit on a leopard-print cushion beneath a red, blue and gold ceremonial umbrella with tasselled fringe. Crowds line a metal barrier, many waving red and orange flags, and a ceremonial mace with a silver-and-gold handle is raised at right. Banners and portrait placards hang in the background along a tree-lined road.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22