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A night procession scene at a Kumbh Mela-style festival. In the foreground, a bare-chested sadhu with long matted grey hair and ash-covered skin sits atop a white animal, raising one arm that holds an orange and gold-trimmed flag-like cloth topped with a marigold garland. He wears a rudraksha mala and a red-orange cloth around his waist. Behind him, a crowd gathers under dark blue sky, a woman raises her hand, and a brightly lit building with a swastika emblem and string lights stands to the right. A decorated float and figures appear at the edges.

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Evening photograph of a procession at a Kumbh Mela camp. A bearded man with long dark hair and a white-painted face with orange marks sits bare-chested on a decorated float, wearing an orange-yellow marigold garland and a red-and-gold cloth. He holds one arm outward toward a tall pink and orange banner. Behind him, string lights and tent fabric glow in the hazy dusk, and the float is trimmed with red, green and pink pompoms and a white feathered ornament. Robed onlookers in teal and white stand at the left edge of the frame.May 09th 20162016-05-09A bare-chested sadhu with ash-smeared skin and a long grey beard sits astride a white horse decorated with gold-embroidered red and blue trappings and red pompom tassels. He raises an orange saffron cloth high with one arm while a man in a brown outfit holds the horse's bridle in front. Orange flags and garlanded decorated carts appear among a crowd on a dusty road under hazy sky and trees.2016-05-09Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela street under bright sky. Centre: a bare-chested, ash-smeared sadhu with long matted hair and white beard raises both arms overhead, wearing marigold garlands on his arms, neck and waist. Crowd of onlookers surrounds him; a decorated elephant or float with a white figure and red-tasselled ornaments stands at the left, and a red-and-white painted structure with flags lines the right. Palm trees and a street lamp are in the background.2016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21Night photograph of a bare-chested sadhu with long matted grey hair and a grey-white ash-smeared face and beard, wearing a marigold garland and a white flower garland. He plays a decorated drum with a wooden stick, the drum fitted with a white ornamented cover trimmed with red pompoms and gold embroidery. Behind him are crowds, illuminated tents and lights, and a red-and-white flag on a pole. A yellow-vest official stands at the left edge.2016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22September 13 20152015-09-13May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A dense crowd of sadhus at a riverside festival, many bare-bodied and smeared with grey ash, wearing marigold garlands and raising their arms. Some carry tall tridents and wooden staffs, and a few wear saffron/orange cloths. Police officers in dark uniforms and peaked caps stand among them, one holding a tablet, and a bright floodlight illuminates the scene. A large decorated palanquin or ratha with white and orange ornaments rises in the background.2016-05-09May 21 20162016-05-21