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Outdoor Kumbh Mela procession scene at a festival ground lined with tents and banners. In the foreground a sadhu in an orange turban and orange clothing, with beaded wrist bands and a beaded necklace, presses his palms together in reverence toward a golden lion-shaped palanquin draped with a leopard-print cloth and an orange cloth. Beside him a woman in orange and red holds a red and yellow fringed umbrella over the golden throne. Behind, saffron-robed sadhus and devotees in orange, red and white walk along a barricaded route, and a uniformed police officer stands near the barrier. Coca-Cola and other advertising hoardings fill the background.

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Photograph of a festival procession at a Kumbh Mela setting, with a golden ornate chariot seat in the foreground. A man in the foreground wears an orange-brown turban, an orange robe and a beaded wrap, sitting on a leopard-print cushion beside a golden lion-form statue. Behind him a red and gold umbrella with tassels shelters a decorated palanquin draped in orange garlands. Crowds in orange and red clothing line barricades, and a red flag flies near the lion. Red Coca-Cola and other advertising hoardings stand in the background under a clear sky.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A procession on a golden chariot decorated with an ornate gold lion sculpture and leopard-print cushions. In the foreground, a man in an orange-brown turban, orange robe, rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace sits smiling on the chariot. Behind him, a man in white with a long braid holds a red and multicoloured umbrella. Along the barricaded street, crowds watch, and a woman in orange sari with a rudraksha mala folds her hands in prayer at the lower right. Coca-Cola and other advertising boards line the roadside. The page-level a person reference is unconfirmed, so the seated figure is described by role only.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor evening procession at a Kumbh Mela-style festival. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head wrap stands on an ornate golden ratha with carved lion figures and a leopard-skin patterned seat, raising both hands in greeting under a large white canopy fringed with colourful tassels. Beside the chariot a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a yellow parasol with fringe, and a seated attendant in orange and rudraksha-style beads sits at the front. A dense crowd fills the roadside, with tents, stalls and a Coca-Cola banner in the background.2016-04-22