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Photograph of a dense crowd of sadhus at a riverside shahi snan procession. Many men are bare-chested with ash-smeared bodies, long grey beards and matted hair, some in orange or red cloths. Several raise hands in prayer or wave, and a few hold up mobile phones. Police in khaki uniforms with peaked caps stand in the foreground beside a yellow metal barrier. One man wears an orange turban and marigold garlands, and another wears a white cloth and yellow sash. A few people wear orange lanyard passes.

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May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A dense crowd of Kumbh-style sadhus during a shahi snan procession. Many naked or near-naked ascetics have their bodies and faces smeared with white ash, some with long matted hair and beards, several raising fists and arms and shouting. One bald ascetic in the centre raises his arm. A tall grey staff or trident pole rises at centre, and some men wear orange or saffron cloths. Ordinary devotees in white shirts and orange shawls press in around them, and a few hold up phones.2016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22A dense crowd photographed at a riverside ghat during a shahi snan procession. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl raises a golden trident-shaped staff overhead, with a bare-chested devotee and a man in a dark navy shirt beside him. Behind them, several naked, ash-smeared sadhus with long matted hair and beards stand in the crowd. Police in khaki and olive uniforms stand along a yellow metal barrier at the upper right, while devotees in orange, yellow and white clothing fill the foreground.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.2016-05-09A dense crowd of devotees fills a riverside ghat during a Kumbh-style shahi snan procession. Many sadhus stand bare-chested with ash-smeared faces and long matted hair, wearing marigold garlands and necklaces. Orange and red flags on tall poles rise above the crowd, and numerous people wear orange or saffron clothing and hold up raised hands and phones. A man in a saffron turban and gold beaded necklace raises a staff near the centre right. The scene is packed with people pressing forward, making the crowd numerous.2016-05-09