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Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela camp under a yellow canopy with beaded fringe beside a long orange-and-white tent. In the centre, a man in a rust-orange robe wears a rust-orange turban and a long brown rudraksha mala, with a garland of yellow marigolds at his waist and gold bangles on his wrist. Beside him, a shaved-headed sadhu in orange wears gold and yellow beaded necklaces, and a bare-chested man at left wears a white dhoti, tripundra marks and a garland. A woman in a pink and purple sari bows with folded hands, while other women in saris, a child in blue, and onlookers stand behind a fence.

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April 22 20162016-04-22A festive crowd moves under an orange and white tent canopy with a yellow fringed umbrella hung with crystal beads. At the centre, a smiling man in a rust-orange turban and orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, holds his hands in namaste. Beside him, a bald man in a saffron-orange wrap wears a gold necklace, rudraksha beads and gold armbands. Around them, devotees in pink saris, a woman in a blue sari and a young woman with a long braid press forward with folded hands. Marigold garlands hang from one man's arm.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22 +1 copiesA festival procession under an orange and white tented canopy at a Kumbh Mela gathering. A central figure in a rust-orange turban and saffron robe wears a thick rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles, smiling as he walks beneath a yellow umbrella with beaded fringe. Around him, saffron-clad sadhus with shaved heads and turbans walk among devotees; a bearded sadhu in peach robes stands at left, and a man in a saffron dhoti with gold malas walks at right. Devotees crowd the scene, including a woman in yellow sari, a man in a blue shirt holding a child, and a man in white shirt bending forward. A phone is raised at the far left and marigold garlands hang at lower left.2016-04-22January 13 20152015-01-13April 22 20162016-04-22Photo of a crowded orange-and-white tented gathering at a Kumbh Mela sadhu event. In the center, a bald, white-bearded man in a pale pink-orange robe wears a yellow-and-orange marigold garland and speaks with a long-haired man in an orange-red turban and a dark rudraksha-style collar of beads. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis, a man with a gold-trimmed white dhoti and gold chains holds a tall orange umbrella-staff topped with a yellow canopy hung with crystal beads, and a man in dark red robes wears a gold-chain necklace and wrist bands. Roughly a dozen or more people are visible in the frame.2016-04-22Outdoor photograph of a procession walking along a dirt path beside corrugated metal fencing and a large white tent at a camp. At the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala walks forward with an outstretched arm, flanked by people in white dhotis with gold borders. A tall orange and gold ceremonial umbrella with fringe is held over the procession by a man in white. Behind, a woman in pink sari walks with others. On the right, a young shaved-headed man in orange robes carries a folded orange cloth bag and wears gold garlands, and another young man in an orange-and-black dhoti stands with a rudraksha mala. Red flags line the background. Swamiji (probable) is the central man in saffron with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, leading the procession under the umbrella.2016-04-26April 18 20162016-04-18January 13 20152015-01-13April 21 20162016-04-21