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Photograph of a large crowd of naked or near-naked Nirvani Akhada sadhus at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, many with ash-smeared white-grey bodies and long matted or grey hair and beards. Some wear red or orange loincloths and carry tridents or staffs. Yellow metal barricades line the crowd, and uniformed police and security personnel in khaki and camouflage stand at the edges, with a devotee in white folding his hands near the lower left. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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May 09th 20162016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22May 09th 20162016-05-09Crowded outdoor scene at a Kumbh Mela shahi snan procession, with many naked and ash-smeared sadhus packed behind yellow metal barricades. Many have matted long hair, long grey and white beards, rudraksha malas and orange or red cloth, some holding staffs, tridents and a yellow flag. Beside them, devotees in orange and white clothes wear event lanyards. A white car and police officer appear at the top edge, and a yellow umbrella is visible at the right. Dense crowd of over a hundred people.2016-04-22A 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.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09Photograph 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.2016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22A 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.2016-05-09May 21 20162016-05-21A 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.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09