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Outdoor procession on a sunny day at a paved plaza with brick apartment buildings behind. A figure in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange turban is embraced from behind by a man in a white dhoti-style garment with a rudraksha mala. To the left, a man in white kurta with a bead mala and sunglasses smiles beside a white flag on a red pole. Behind them, orange flags fly, and on the right a golden ornate palanquin or ratha is decorated with flower garlands in red and white. A white-and-red parasol canopy and a banner with text are visible. Several other people in white and blue clothing stand nearby.

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Outdoor procession on a sunny street during a Kumbha Mela event. A large ornate umbrella canopy with white fringe and red tassels is carried on a red pole by a man in white kurta and glasses. Beside him stands a smiling man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe wearing a long rudraksha mala, who appears to be a sannyasi, with another man in white and a bald man in white nearby. Behind them, marchers carry orange and red banners and flags, and a child in blue stands at left. Buildings and trees line the street.2006-09-10Outdoor photo at a festival procession on a paved area with trees and blue sky behind. A man in a sleeveless shawl with an orange-and-red headwrap and dark-rimmed glasses stands at right, handing a clay pot wrapped with a coconut to a man in white kurta and white shawl with dark beads. Left, a man in white kurta and rudraksha-style beads smiles beside a woman in cream sari. Behind them, white flags with blue emblems and orange flags are raised, and a red-fringed white canopy is at upper right. A man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at far right. The clay pot and coconut suggest a kalasha offering during a procession.2006-09-10Outdoor procession on a paved road with tree-lined lanes. A man in white robes with an orange sash holds a red and gold ornate parasol pole. Beside him, a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban, orange robes and long dark rudraksha mala beads walks holding a paper cup. Around them are other marchers in white, blue and turquoise clothing, some carrying a small white umbrella and orange banners with flags. Long dark hair and a crown-like orange turban identify a saffron-clad sannyasi, and the presence of a ceremonial umbrella and rudraksha beads suggests a ritual procession.2006-09-10A street procession moves past a concrete building with palm trees behind. At the centre, a smiling man in a saffron-orange dhoti-style garment and a long gold bead necklace raises both hands in greeting, walking beside a tall ornate ceremonial staff topped by a red, gold and blue embroidered canopy. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis wear rudraksha malas, one carries a bouquet of white and yellow flowers, and another holds a saffron flag. A bearded sannyasi in orange robes and a pendant walks in the foreground on the right, with a man in white clothing beside him.2009-11-25Outdoor procession on a paved path under a clear blue sky with trees behind. A man in an orange-saffron swami robe with a turban and rudraksha mala carries a long red-tasselled canopy pole topped with a golden finial, the white and red fringed canopy held above. Beside him a woman in a cream sari with gold border holds a round orange-and-navy ceremonial fan, while a man in white kurta wears an orange shawl and carries a water bottle. Other participants in white ceremonial clothes walk behind, with a bus and white flags in the background.2006-09-10Outdoor street procession on a sunny day with a large white canopy umbrella with red fringe and red-trimmed ornate top carried on a red pole. Under it walks a man in an orange-saffron robe and orange turban with a rudraksha mala, smiling, with a white-robed man beside him holding the pole. Nearby marchers in white dhotis and blue shirts, a woman in a white sari, and an orange flag and a float with flower garlands and a banner reading Anandeshwara follow. Palm trees and a building stand behind the street. Several people are visible in the procession.2006-09-10Outdoor procession on a tree-lined street with a crowd of devotees in white kurtas, sarees and orange-saffron shawls. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a man in white kurta with an orange shawl walk beside a red-and-white canopy and a decorated orange umbrella carried on a pole. Red and white flags with blue emblems flutter overhead. Several women in saris and salwar kameez clap or hold their hands together in greeting. A few people are visible on the left in white and orange, and the scene reads as a festival march.2006-09-10Outdoor photo at a tree-shaded compound with a white building behind. A bearded elder in a flowing saffron-orange robe stands at centre, one hand extended in gesture, face turned toward a man bowing at left in white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala. Beside the elder, a younger man in an orange robe and orange turban with a gold-beaded necklace stands, and a man in a red-and-white shawl and glasses stands behind. On the right, attendants in white shirts hold a large ceremonial umbrella with red fringe and a green-patterned umbrella beyond, indicating a procession. Some people are partially visible in the background.2006-01-01Outdoor procession at the first USA Kumbha Mela in September 2006. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban with a red band, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands beneath a large pink and red ceremonial umbrella with fringed tassels and gold finial. He has long dark hair swept back and is the a person, though the appearance cues are uncertain. Beside him, a man in white ritual clothes faces away from the camera, and in the foreground a bald-headed man in white with glasses is partly turned. Other participants in white and a woman in red stand nearby, with a red and white flag and trees in the background.2006-09-10Outdoor procession at the first Kumbha Mela in USA on a sunny day, with red-and-white ceremonial parasol canopies overhead. Center, a smiling man in saffron robes and a saffron head wrap, with rudraksha malas, presses his palms together in greeting. Beside him, a man in white kurta with an orange sash holds a long red pole. A man at left wears white with a rudraksha mala and sunglasses. A woman in a red outfit with bangles raises her hands near the lower right. White flags with blue emblems and orange flags fly in the background, and a distant banner is visible. Approximately five people are visible.2006-09-10January 01 20092009-01-01September 10 20062006-09-10