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May 21 2016

Outdoor procession on a decorated vehicle at dusk at the Kumbha Mela. A man in an orange jacket stands at the left rear. Under a gold-embroidered umbrella, a bearded elder in a white turban and orange-and-white robes stands beside a figure wearing a red-and-orange turban and a red shawl, holding a tall ceremonial staff wrapped in marigold garlands. Nearby, a bearded man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a marigold garland stands with hands folded. Women in pink and grey headscarves and shawls stand among the group, and devotees with raised hands fill the foreground below. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.

A decorated procession chariot draped in red and orange marigold, rose and leaf garlands, with a red and gold canopy above. A bearded sadhu in saffron robes and orange tilak, wrapped in a flower garland, sits centrally and raises his right hand in greeting. Behind him stands another saffron-robed sadhu with a rudraksha mala. Saffron-clad attendants, a man in an orange turban and a bald priest in white crowd the platform, and a flywhisk-holding attendant stands at left. Orange flags and a blurred tree stand in the background, and a devotee in orange holds a phone up to film. Kumbh Mela procession setting.

January 13 2015

April 18 2016

Outdoor procession scene at a Kumbh Mela event: a decorated palanquin draped in orange and yellow marigold garlands, with a patterned cream umbrella held overhead. Several saffron-robed men stand on the platform, one bare-chested with adornments and bead necklaces, another bearded in orange with a raised hand in blessing. A bearded elder in a white turban and red shawl stands below in the crowd, next to a uniformed police officer in khaki. A woman in a pink sari and a man in white raise their hands among onlookers. Orange tents and a building with a tiled roof are in the background.

February 10 2013

A photograph of a religious procession on a decorated float covered in yellow and orange marigold garlands. A man in a red shawl over a white undershirt stands at the top holding a tall silver staff, beside a man in an orange turban and red robe. In the foreground a bearded man with a tilak on his forehead wears an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, with a young girl in a red top beside him. Another man in an orange robe is partly visible behind the garlands. Bright orange and gold drapery hangs at left, with a colourful striped canopy behind and bare trees in the background. Several people are visible, and the scene reads as a sadhu-led procession at sunset.

A festive outdoor ritual scene with a seated figure on an ornate gold-framed throne with red cushions, under a gold canopy with hanging leaf-shaped finials. The seated person wears an orange-saffron turban, orange robe, long gold-and-bead necklace and gold armlets, with hands together holding a small pink item. Before the throne, a metal plate of offerings and a tray with small bowls. Standing nearby in orange and saffron clothes, rudraksha-style necklaces and vibhuti marks is a bald man with glasses, and an older man in orange with a shawl gestures. On the right, men in pink and yellow clothing raise a hand. Red flags and pink temple-style structures appear behind. A camera operator in an orange shirt films in the lower left. Probable Swamiji seated on the throne, with a saffron turban, long gold necklace and orange robe, in the presence of ritual attendants.

A photograph of a festive procession palanquin decorated with white jasmine garlands, gold fittings and tall tassels in red, green, purple and orange under a red canopy. A bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a man in orange robes with a red-and-gold shawl and a vermilion forehead mark stands at right holding a pole near a banner. Three people are visible.

2010-07-24 +1 copies

Outdoor procession in bright daylight. A figure seated on an ornate golden palanquin or throne is decorated with marigold garlands and tasselled canopy, with a small ceremonial crown. Around the palanquin, saffron-robed sannyasis, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, hold coconuts and offerings. A shaved-headed monk in orange cloth stands in front, and a man in red and gold cloth with a rudraksha mala holds a bird-shaped ritual object. Crowds in white dhotis and shirts press in, many with hands folded, and a cameraman films at right. Red and orange flags fly in the background.

A decorated procession float at an outdoor religious event, draped in marigold and rose garlands with an ornate maroon-and-gold umbrella overhead. Several saffron-robed sadhus sit on the float; one in the center wears a white-and-orange shawl with rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace, another bald sadhu in a peach-coloured robe sits lower. Orange flags with Sanskrit-style lettering flank the float, and a crowd of devotees in orange and white stands below. Dense marigold garlands cover the raised platform. Approximately twenty or more people are visible in the crowd and on the float.