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Outdoor festival procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event on a tree-lined road. In the foreground, a figure in an orange turban and orange garment with rudraksha-style beaded bracelets faces away toward the crowd. Seated figures in saffron and orange robes play a small hand drum and cymbals on a striped cloth. Behind a metal barrier, a bald man in orange robes sits on a raised platform, and red flags, orange canopies and banners line the route. Dense crowds of devotees in white and orange fill the street and barricades, with stalls and tents beyond.

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Outdoor festival procession crowd seen from behind a foreground figure in orange sannyasi attire with an orange turban and rudraksha beads, standing near the front of a barricade. A woman in orange with a long braid and beaded necklaces plays a small hand drum. Around them, saffron-robed sadhus, a bald monk in orange, and many devotees and onlookers, some in white, fill the road. Red flags on poles wave above the crowd, and a high-ranking officer in khaki uniform stands at the right. Behind, a canopied chariot-like cart, an orange and red decorated structure, colourful banners and tents line the road under trees. A yellow banner reads 'ARMA' with an animal motif, and a red placard carries a portrait. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2016-04-22Outdoor procession crowd in a street lined with trees and utility poles. In the foreground a figure in an orange turban and orange-and-gold beaded shawl, with long hair and a bare shoulder, holds a small drum with a stick. Beside them a shaved-headed sadhu in orange robes sits near a decorated vehicle. Behind the barrier, red and orange flags flutter, a red-and-blue canopy with gold trim stands at top left, and a red banner with white lettering hangs on a pole. A police officer in khaki uniform stands at right, and many devotees fill the road. A cream fan of feathers or chamara appears at the top right corner.2016-04-22Outdoor festival stage at dusk with a crowd behind yellow barricades and red flags. In the foreground, a sadhu in an orange turban and gold-and-rudraksha necklaces sits from behind on a leopard-print seat, facing the stage. Beside him, several saffron-robed sadhus sit, one playing a drum (dhol-style) with his hands. A seated police officer in khaki uniform stands nearby. Banners and a red-and-pink banner reading KHAMA hang in the background, with trees and light poles above. Setting suggests a procession or ritual gathering with sadhus.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor 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.2016-04-22Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela setting, with saffron-clad sadhus and devotees thronging a street. In the foreground a figure wears an orange turban and a woven orange shawl, seen from behind. A young drummer in orange robes with rudraksha malas and gold armlets plays a drum. Behind him, a decorated palanquin carries a seated figure in orange robes with a tall crown-like headdress beneath an ornate canopy, surrounded by marigold garlands, while attendants in white and saffron stand around it. Red flags, a yellow banner reading PRIMA and a white banner with Devanagari script line the route. Crowds fill the background under trees.2016-04-22Outdoor festival procession on a sunny day, with a crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees around a decorated open vehicle. In the foreground a woman with a tall orange turban, long dark hair and a beaded orange shawl faces the procession, and a drummer in orange robes plays a drum. On the cart, figures in orange and white robes, many with marigold garlands, sit beneath a red and gold umbrella with tassels, while red flags wave. Behind them, a tall printed portrait on a blue banner shows a bald man in orange garments and a rudraksha mala. Bald men in orange and police in khaki stand among the crowd, and tents and trees line the road.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor 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 20162016-04-22A street procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. In the left foreground, a sadhu in an orange turban and orange garments with a rudraksha-style beaded mala folds his hands in greeting. Behind him, a red and blue ceremonial umbrella with tassels stands beside a decorated vehicle. Large crowds line the road, with saffron-clad sadhus, men in white, and uniformed police visible. A framed portrait of a bald-headed man in orange robes with a mala is carried aloft on a pole, and orange and red flags and an orange parasol fill the scene under a clear sky.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22