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Outdoor festival procession with a decorated ratha-style float under a red and blue canopy. In the foreground a sadhu with long dreadlocked hair, an orange turban and a rope-like orange shawl stands with his back to the camera, clasping hands. On the float, a seated figure in an orange robe and orange turban receives devotees, with a marigold garland around his neck. Devotees in white and orange clothing hold their hands together in greeting around a golden palanquin. Red and orange flags fly, and a yellow banner with red lettering is visible behind the crowd.

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Outdoor festival procession at a Kumbh Mela setting under bright sky and tall trees. In the foreground, a figure in an orange turban and saffron shawl with a rudraksha-style beaded strap stands with hands folded in namaste, facing a crowd. Behind, a red and gold ceremonial umbrella and red flags on poles line the route. A seated saffron-robed sadhu beats a drum on a raised platform decorated with striped cloth, while other saffron-clad devotees and onlookers, many in white, crowd the barricaded street. Banners in red and yellow hang from poles, and a decorated ratha-style float with flags stands further back.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A festival procession at a Kumbh Mela crowd scene. In the foreground, a sadhu with a tall rust-orange turban, long dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala necklace and a bare-shouldered orange cloth stands with hands raised, facing a decorated float. On the float, several people in orange and red robes raise their hands and wave, and a small ornate canopy shades the top. A man in an orange cloth beside the float plays a hand drum. Red flags, colourful banners, marigold garlands and a leopard-print cloth fill the frame, with a dense crowd of onlookers behind a metal barrier.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style festival in daylight with trees and a street. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind wears an orange turban, orange garment and a long rudraksha-style beaded necklace, with long dark hair, one hand raised. Behind them, a red and blue canopy with gold tassels shelters the procession. Many devotees in orange and saffron robes fill the street; a bald saddhu in orange sits near a drum. Red and orange flags fly from a decorated chariot-like vehicle, with garlands and a golden lion figure at left. A banner reads Mahakaal Bhandara. Police in khaki stand at right. Several dozen people are visible.2016-04-22Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela setting with a dense crowd of devotees and sadhus. In the foreground, a figure with an orange turban and matted hair, shown from behind and wearing an orange garment with a leopard-print cloth, stands beneath a large decorated red-and-blue canopy. Beside them, a sadhu in orange robes and rudraksha beads plays a small drum. Red flags and orange banners fill the street, and a decorated ratha-style float with a palanquin-like canopy sits in the background among white-clad attendants. Trees and a roadside pole frame the scene.2016-04-22A photograph of a Kumbh Mela procession seen from behind a golden palanquin edge. In the foreground, a figure in a saffron-orange turban with white flowers at the crown, a rudraksha-style brown beaded necklace and orange robe raises one hand while holding a small drum. Nearby, leopard-print cloth lies over the golden structure. The crowd of devotees includes men in white and orange clothing, red flags and a yellow umbrella are visible, and a banner reads Mahakal along with another pink banner reading Shri Mahakal style text. Trees and a tall red-and-white structure fill the background under bright sunlight.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22