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A procession on a flower-decorated palanquin under an ornate gold-embroidered canopy. A bald man with a yellow tilak and an orange robe sits centrally, wearing a gold-toned chain, flanked by a bearded elderly sadhu with long white beard in orange cloth and rudraksha beads. Attendants in yellow, red and orange clothing hold poles and a whisk; a man in a white turban and red robe with beads stands behind. Marigold garlands and red roses decorate the palanquin. Onlookers in saffron, yellow and patterned saris crowd the street; a yellow flag and signboards with Hindi text appear in the background.

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February 10 20132013-02-10A procession on a decorated float with a silver lion-armrest throne and a fringed red-and-green canopy wrapped in green leaves and blue and red flowers. A bald man in saffron robes and a yellow-orange marigold garland raises his hand in blessing while seated on the throne. Behind him a man in a red-trimmed garment holds the canopy pole, and a young boy in white holds a feathered fan. Around the float, sadhus in saffron, a woman in a yellow shawl and an older bearded sadhu with a rudraksha mala sit or stand. A saffron flag with a fringe and a banner with a printed name are visible, with a tree and tents in the background.2016-05-21Outdoor procession on a decorated vehicle at dusk at the Kumbha Mela. A man in an orange jacket stands at the left rear. Under a gold-embroidered umbrella, a bearded elder in a white turban and orange-and-white robes stands beside a figure wearing a red-and-orange turban and a red shawl, holding a tall ceremonial staff wrapped in marigold garlands. Nearby, a bearded man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a marigold garland stands with hands folded. Women in pink and grey headscarves and shawls stand among the group, and devotees with raised hands fill the foreground below. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.2013-02-10May 21 20162016-05-21A decorated procession float at an outdoor religious event, draped in marigold and rose garlands with an ornate maroon-and-gold umbrella overhead. Several saffron-robed sadhus sit on the float; one in the center wears a white-and-orange shawl with rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace, another bald sadhu in a peach-coloured robe sits lower. Orange flags with Sanskrit-style lettering flank the float, and a crowd of devotees in orange and white stands below. Dense marigold garlands cover the raised platform. Approximately twenty or more people are visible in the crowd and on the float.2016-05-21February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10May 21 20162016-05-21Outdoor procession scene at a Kumbh Mela event: a decorated palanquin draped in orange and yellow marigold garlands, with a patterned cream umbrella held overhead. Several saffron-robed men stand on the platform, one bare-chested with adornments and bead necklaces, another bearded in orange with a raised hand in blessing. A bearded elder in a white turban and red shawl stands below in the crowd, next to a uniformed police officer in khaki. A woman in a pink sari and a man in white raise their hands among onlookers. Orange tents and a building with a tiled roof are in the background.2016-05-21Outdoor religious procession through a crowded festival road lined with tents, flags and banners. A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a white and gold garland stands in a white-flowered, red-domed palanquin decorated with marigold garlands. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees walk and ride in decorated carts. Many people fill the street, numbering far more than twenty.2016-05-09A dense outdoor procession on a tree-lined road during a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. A decorated ratha/palanquin with marigold garlands and a fringed umbrella carries several saffron-robed sannyasis, one in a red robe with a rudraksha mala. Orange flags and large portrait banners with a saint's face are held up in the crowd. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe with a white turban stands at the left, and many devotees in white and orange press along the street.2016-04-22A festival procession photographed outdoors under trees. On an orange-and-red palanquin decorated with marigold and green garlands, a bearded man in a red robe and a man in a saffron turban and rudraksha mala stand beneath a large red-and-gold ornate umbrella canopy. A woman in orange holds her hand raised in greeting. Below, a crowd of women in green, orange, red and pink saris and salwar kameez walks alongside, with a yellow flag and orange flags held nearby.2016-05-21