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A crowded outdoor procession at a Kumbh-style gathering of sadhus and devotees. Many sadhus wear saffron and orange robes and orange turbans, some with ash-smeared bodies and long matted hair, and a few carry long silver-tipped staffs and tridents. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand among the crowd, and several people raise cameras. Orange and white flags rise on the right, and marigold garlands hang from some figures. The scene is dense with people pressing in around the procession.

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Night photograph of a dense crowd of ascetic sadhus and devotees in orange and saffron robes moving through a barricaded street during a procession. Several bare-bodied sadhus with ash-smeared bodies and long matted hair carry tall decorated poles and banners draped with marigold garlands and red cloth. Uniformed police officers in khaki and dark blue caps stand among the crowd behind yellow metal barriers. Orange and pink flags and illuminated colourful decorations line the upper right side. Some sadhus wear white and red turbans and pink loincloths.2016-05-09Night 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.2016-05-09A crowded nighttime procession at a Kumbh-style gathering, with large numbers of sadhus and ascetics in saffron and orange robes, many with long matted hair and ash-smeared white bodies, some wearing garlands of yellow marigolds. Uniformed police officers in khaki and dark blue caps line the roadway, holding back the throng. Long white and saffron banners on tall poles are carried above the crowd, and a black flag with coloured trim is visible in the foreground. Photographers and spectators fill the sides of the street under bright floodlights, and a white horse stands among the marchers.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A crowded procession of ascetics at a Kumbh-style shahi snan, with a central figure covered in white ash, wearing a marigold garland and an orange cloth, raising both arms in a salute. Around him, sadhus with white-smeared bodies and long matted hair walk among police in khaki uniforms and caps, a man in a lanyard holding a camera, and devotees in orange clothing and a white turban. A bearded elderly man in an orange shirt and a rudraksha mala stands at right. Marigold garlands are visible on several ascetics, and a sign-free crowd surrounds them.2016-05-09A dense crowd of sadhus and devotees surges through a street at a Kumbh Mela procession, many with ash-smeared white bodies and long matted hair. A man with long dark hair and an orange robe stands centre with a bearded elder beside him in an orange-and-saffron robe, orange knitted cap and marigold garland. Uniformed police officers in khaki and olive caps hold the crowd back, and several sadhus raise long ceremonial staffs and tridents. Marigold garlands hang from a vehicle at left, and a painted backdrop with a large red figure and string lights frames the scene.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.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A dense crowd of devotees fills a riverside ghat during a Kumbh-style shahi snan procession. Many sadhus stand bare-chested with ash-smeared faces and long matted hair, wearing marigold garlands and necklaces. Orange and red flags on tall poles rise above the crowd, and numerous people wear orange or saffron clothing and hold up raised hands and phones. A man in a saffron turban and gold beaded necklace raises a staff near the centre right. The scene is packed with people pressing forward, making the crowd numerous.2016-05-09