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A dense crowd of sadhus and devotees at a river bathing ghat during a Kumbh-style shahi snan. Many sadhus have their bodies and faces smeared with white ash, some with long matted hair and grey beards; one shaved-headed sadhu in the centre raises a hand and wears an orange cloth and a white armband. Others in orange and saffron cloths, a man in a blue striped shirt, and a bearded man in white stand among them, with a yellow barrier in the foreground. A water bottle is held up at the upper right. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person, and the visible people are mostly unnamed sadhus and devotees.

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A 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.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A dense crowd of ash-smeared ascetics, many bare-chested and some with long matted hair, raise their arms and shout at a riverside bathing event. Several hold staffs or wooden poles, and a man in an orange cloth stands near the centre. Behind them, devotees in orange and red clothes and white caps press forward, and a television camera operator is visible at the upper right. Dense crowd of physical people; the figures are real, not depicted.2016-05-09A large crowd of naked sadhus with ash-smeared bodies and faces marches shoulder to shoulder at a Kumbh-style shahi snan procession. Many wear marigold garlands in yellow and orange, some have long grey or white matted hair and beards, and several raise their arms. In the foreground a bearded sadhu with closed eyes and a grey-streaked beard stands among the group, while an older man with a long white beard and forehead tilaks is at right. At left, a person in black holds an orange lanyard and a hand is extended toward the crowd. Spectators and volunteers stand in the background.2016-05-09A dense crowd of men at an outdoor religious gathering, many with bodies smeared in white ash and some bare-chested. A man in the centre wears an orange-saffron dhoti and a red-and-white neck cord, and another in a white cloth and white shirt stands near the middle. Several men wear orange or saffron lower garments, rudraksha-style beads and yellow-and-blue lanyard badges. One man on the right raises a fist. Faces are tense and animated as they press together.2016-05-21A dense crowd of men fills a street at night during a festival procession. In the foreground, several bare-chested sadhus smeared with white ash dance with raised arms, some with grey-white bodies and white-painted faces. A man in an orange turban holds a long wooden staff with an orange cloth tied to it, and wears beads around his neck. On the right, a sadhu in orange robes and a red rudraksha mala raises his hand. Spectators in shirts, kurtas and a pink-and-white checked scarf press around them, and a yellow banner on a pole rises above the crowd.2016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09A crowd of ascetics at a shahi snan procession, many bare-chested with ash smeared on their faces and bodies. In the foreground a smiling bearded man with long matted hair, orange tilak and a yellow marigold garland raises his arm, and a man beside him wears rudraksha beads and a pendant. Behind them, men in saffron and orange cloth, some with white shawls and yellow garlands, raise their hands and wooden staffs amid onlookers in colourful clothes.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A crowded procession of ascetics at a Kumbh-style shahi snan, with a central figure covered in white ash, wearing a marigold garland and an orange cloth, raising both arms in a salute. Around him, sadhus with white-smeared bodies and long matted hair walk among police in khaki uniforms and caps, a man in a lanyard holding a camera, and devotees in orange clothing and a white turban. A bearded elderly man in an orange shirt and a rudraksha mala stands at right. Marigold garlands are visible on several ascetics, and a sign-free crowd surrounds them.2016-05-09A dense crowd of ascetics at a Kumbh Mela gathering, many with ash-smeared bodies and faces and shaved or matted hair. In the foreground a young boy stands bare-chested with wet hair and white ash marks, holding a garlanded staff with orange and yellow marigold garlands. Behind him, a tall man lifts a long staff with a trident-like top, and a man in an orange shawl stands at left. Several people wear rudraksha malas, and a yellow metal barrier runs along the bottom. Behind the crowd are corrugated metal panels with painted deity images.2016-05-21