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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.

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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.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 18 20162016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22A procession along an orange-walled temple street with a large magenta umbrella on a pole and red and orange flags overhead. In the centre, a sannyasi in deep red-orange robes and a thick gold necklace holds a mobile phone, flanked by a man in a peach-coloured robe with a rudraksha mala and round glasses and by shaved-headed monks in saffron and red with gold chains. On the right, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti points upward, and another in white stands behind. A younger man in white wears an orange rosette and points as well. Monks and devotees with orange tilaka press along the procession route.2016-04-18April 21 20162016-04-21April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor procession on a street lined with orange and red bunting, with pink and red ceremonial umbrellas and red flags overhead. At centre, a man in a red-maroon turban and gold rudraksha-style garland, with a gold-coloured sash and gold bangles, walks forward with his right hand raised in a blessing gesture. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis wear rudraksha malas and orange-tilak forehead marks, some carrying ceremonial staffs and a silver ritual staff topped with a trident. Behind them, men in white dhotis and gold-trimmed robes and a man in a grey shirt with a red-and-gold scarf walk through a dense crowd. Many people are visible, including partially seen figures at the edges.2016-04-18April 21 20162016-04-21Outdoor procession on a paved courtyard in front of a small open-sided shrine with a roof, a deity murti visible inside, and a trident on a pole at left. A tall figure in the centre wears a white and green flower garland, gold ceremonial necklace, rudraksha mala and a red-brown dhoti with gold border, with a swept-back long hair and a bare chest. Behind and around him, men and women in orange and saffron robes carry ceremonial staffs, a large orange parasol at upper left, and a decorated kalasha-style banner. At the right, a younger man in white kurta and white dhoti walks barefoot with a pendant on a chain, while trees and blue sky frame the scene.2015-02-05January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13