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A crowded outdoor scene at a Kumbh Mela gathering, with a bearded sadhu in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban at centre, a light beige shawl over his shoulders, and a bag strap across his chest. Behind him a shirtless man with grey hair and a beard stands among the crowd, and a man in a grey polo shirt with a red lanyard and ID badge raises a wooden staff on the right. Around them are people in yellow-and-orange safety vests, a woman in a red-and-white striped headscarf at left, and a figure in a red head covering at lower left. Bamboo poles and staffs are visible.

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A dense crowd photographed at a riverside ghat during a shahi snan procession. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl raises a golden trident-shaped staff overhead, with a bare-chested devotee and a man in a dark navy shirt beside him. Behind them, several naked, ash-smeared sadhus with long matted hair and beards stand in the crowd. Police in khaki and olive uniforms stand along a yellow metal barrier at the upper right, while devotees in orange, yellow and white clothing fill the foreground.2016-05-09January 12 20092009-01-12A photograph of a bare-chested sadhu in orange at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. He wears an orange headband and orange shawl over his shoulders, with orange and white paint on his face and forehead, and a beard. He holds a tall golden staff with a bell at its base, and a red wristband and gold bangle are visible on his arm. Behind him stand men in orange robes and uniformed police in khaki trousers. A small identity badge hangs from his neck. Another bare-chested man with white-marked skin is at the left edge.2016-05-21A dense crowd procession at a Hindu religious event. Central focus is a small palanquin-style shrine with a domed canopy decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, carried on wooden poles by bare-chested men in orange and yellow dhotis and saffron cloths. Around it, sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes, some with bare upper bodies smeared with ash, and one bearded man in white turban and orange garment walking near the front. Uniformed police officers with caps and khaki uniforms line the crowd, and photographers with cameras are visible at the right edge. Women in pink and green saris and a young boy in a white shirt watch from behind.2016-05-09A crowded outdoor procession moves under orange canopy tents strung with small lights, at what appears to be a large religious gathering. In the foreground a bearded elderly sadhu with long grey-white hair and an orange robe is walking, with a shaved-headed monk in orange on the right holding a white pole. A man in a white shirt wears a large marigold garland and a pink-red shawl. Nearby, a man in an orange turban and orange robe, a uniformed police officer in khaki, and several devotees in saffron, orange and pink clothing move through the throng. Women wear saris in red and yellow. The pole supports and orange tent walls frame the packed walkway.2016-05-07Dense outdoor procession crowd in daylight. At centre, a smiling man in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange turban raises his right hand in greeting, with a long dark rudraksha mala hanging to his waist and long dark hair falling over his shoulders. Around him, many men wear orange and saffron robes and turbans, some in white dhotis, and a few wear sunglasses, caps and khaki uniforms. Behind them is an ornate decorated float or chariot with silver and painted panels, marigold garlands and a yellow-and-red circular medallion. Several bald-headed men and a man in a grey cap stand among the crowd.2011-05-24Outdoor procession scene at a ratha paada yatra. A bare-chested man in the foreground on the left holds one end of a long orange-wrapped pole. An older bearded man in orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead-arm mark holds the pole in the centre. On the right, a long-haired figure wearing an orange robe and a dark beaded mala gestures with an outstretched hand toward the pole. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, and saffron-robed devotees crowd the roadside under a pale sky with a utility pole behind.2009-01-21Outdoor photo of a crowd walking on dusty ground under bright sun, with orange and red umbrellas overhead and trees behind. In the foreground a man in an orange turban and orange shawl wears rudraksha beads and holds a mala in his hand, with long dark hair falling behind. Beside him a bearded man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl wears a dark bead necklace. A man in a white dhoti and white kurta walks barefoot, touching his head, and an orange-robed man stands at the right edge. Several onlookers in shirts and saris fill the background.2007-02-20A crowded outdoor event under orange tent canopies, with saffron-clad sadhus and devotees pressing together. In the centre, a bearded elderly man with long grey hair and a grey beard wears orange robes and rudraksha beads, his hands folded. To his left, a man in a tall orange turban and orange shawl stands beside a younger man in orange with a beaded necklace. On the right, a bald man in orange garments reaches toward a tent pole, and a man with dark hair and forehead markings stands in the foreground. A man in a white kurta with a red and orange garland stands in the background, with many onlookers behind. Orange cloth and string lights with yellow bulbs hang overhead. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2016-05-07February 02 20072007-02-02May 09th 20162016-05-09May 7th 2016