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A procession at a Kumbh Mela-style festival, with a large golden palanquin carrying a seated figure in orange robes and rudraksha malas beneath a multicoloured canopy. Saffron-robed sadhus and devotees walk around it, many holding red flags and yellow umbrellas. A bare-headed man with his palms pressed together wears an orange cloth and garlands, while a bearded sadhu with matted hair and ash-smeared body holds marigold garlands. A woman in a red headwrap and white sari, wearing floral garlands, smiles on the left. Trees and a bright sky frame the scene.

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A large festival procession at the Kumbh Mela crowds an open road with thousands of people. A figure in orange robes and a red-orange head wrap sits on an ornate gold throne-palanquin under a multicoloured canopy, flanked by attendants in white and saffron. Red flags and orange banners fill the scene, along with a banner bearing portraits and a cameraman on the left. Dense devotees in saffron and red dress line both sides of the route, and a tented camp lies beyond.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Festival procession with a central figure seated beneath a gilded golden canopy and carved golden ratha-style structure. The figure wears a rust-orange turban, orange-brown robe and a beaded mala, and smiles toward the crowd. Red and yellow ceremonial flags and umbrellas surround the procession, including a red-and-blue canopy with the Dhyanapeetam emblem and a pink fringed umbrella. Men in white dhotis and orange garments walk nearby, and a crowd of onlookers fills the foreground. Bright daylight and a white tent backdrop complete the scene.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor procession photo at a Kumbh Mela setting. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, a saffron-orange turban and layered beaded necklaces sits on an ornate gold palanquin with a gilded kalasha-style canopy and leopard-print cushions. An attendant in a white dhoti with a red bordered shawl holds a yellow umbrella and a sun-motif fan, and a red-and-white Dhyanapeetam umbrella shelters the seat. Several saffron-clad devotees and attendants walk alongside, some holding red flags, while a banner with Hindi lettering hangs in the background. Other people hold their hands up toward the procession.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Dense crowd of devotees fills a street during a procession. At centre, a large gilded palanquin with golden swan-like carvings carries several seated sannyasis in saffron and orange robes, one playing a drum. Red flags on tall poles and colourful umbrellas surround the float. A man in white dhoti and bare chest stands on the float, and a man at left wears white with a saffron-toned shawl. Many devotees raise hands and phones toward the procession, and a bearded man in a white turban stands in the crowd. Banners and decorated tents line the background.2016-04-22Photograph of a dense crowd at a Kumbh Mela procession. At center, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, a matching orange-and-gold turban, and orange beaded necklaces sits on an ornate gold throne-like palanquin decorated with carved gold figures. Attendants in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees with rudraksha-style beads stand and sit around the platform, some holding red and saffron flags and decorative umbrellas. Crowds of devotees with raised hands and phones press in on both sides of the street, and striped and colourful umbrellas line the route under trees. The seated figure shows distinctive saffron robes, orange turban and beaded necklaces, which is a probable appearance-based match to a person on a procession palanquin.2016-04-22