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A dense crowd of ash-smeared sadhus at a Kumbh Mela shahi snan procession, many with long matted dreadlocks and grey-white ash covering their skin, raising arms and hands. In the upper left, a decorated palanquin or ratha with marigold garlands and a red cloth. Several sadhus wear orange and red cloth, and a man in an orange turban stands near the centre. A police officer in a dark cap and uniform stands at left among the crowd, with yellow metal barricades along the right. A large red flag at lower right bears a portrait of a woman in yellow. Watermarked archive photo.

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Photo 11702344April 22 20162016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21A dense crowd of naked or near-naked ascetics, smeared with white ash, fills a road during a shahi snan procession. Many hold long wooden staffs and raise their hands. Behind them, saffron and orange flags, a red-and-gold canopied float, and a cloth banner bearing a portrait rise above the crowd, with trees and a hazy sky beyond. Several men have long matted hair and beards, some with ash-painted faces and red cloth sashes.2016-05-09A dense crowd of naked, ash-smeared sadhus at a Kumbh Mela shahi snaan, many with long matted hair and beards, raising their arms and holding long staffs and tridents amid marigold garlands. Several wear saffron and orange cloth at the edges. Yellow barricades and a red placard bearing a portrait and a printed name line the scene, while staff in yellow safety vests and a man in camouflage cap stand among them. Bright white ash covers most bodies in a crowded procession.2016-05-21Night procession at a crowded Kumbh-style religious gathering. Many naked or near-naked ash-smeared sadhus with long matted hair and marigold garlands walk in a dense group, some raising arms and carrying tridents and staffs. Several wear saffron or orange cloths. Uniformed police in dark caps and khaki line the edges, and spectators film with phones. Bright lights and flower-decorated ornate palanquin or deity figures appear in the background.2016-05-09Photograph 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.2016-04-22May 09 20162016-05-09 +1 copiesMay 09th 20162016-05-09Photo 11702345 +1 copiesMay 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09