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Photo 11702491Night procession at a riverside ghat with a dense crowd pressing forward. A saffron-clad sannyasi wearing an orange turban and rudraksha malas stands at the centre, surrounded by devotees and police in khaki uniform. Behind them a large golden multi-tiered palanquin or ratha is carried by bare-chested men, and a tall orange ceremonial umbrella rises above the crowd. Many people hold up mobile phones to photograph the scene. Lit stage structures and coloured lights glow on the water behind the throng of onlookers. a person: the central figure in orange robes and turban, with rudraksha malas, appears to be the honoured sannyasi at the Kumbh Mela procession.2016-04-24Photo 11702487A dense night crowd presses around a golden palanquin-style deity or shrine at a riverside ghat during a Kumbh Mela event. Yellow and orange ceremonial umbrellas shade the scene, and a long red-and-orange pole or flag rises at left. Several uniformed police officers in khaki and navy caps push through the crowd near the center. A bald man in an orange-saffron shawl with a rudraksha-style necklace stands among devotees, and a man in a white turban is at right. Many hands raise mobile phones to record. Floodlights and green lighting illuminate the river and distant temple buildings behind the throng.2016-04-24Night photograph of a dense crowd pressing around a golden tiered palanquin on a riverside ghat at Ujjain. Umbrellas with yellow and orange canopies are held overhead. A man in a saffron turban and saffron clothing stands near the palanquin with bare hands raised, and uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps hold back the crowd. Devotees in orange, white and pink clothing reach forward, many holding up phones. Illuminated temple structures and a lit-up water body with fountains appear in the background.2016-04-24Photo 11702482 +1 copiesNight procession at a riverbank crowded with devotees. A large golden canopy structure with a tiered gold top, decorated with gold ornaments, is carried above the crowd. Several yellow and pink umbrellas with beaded fringes are raised. A uniformed police officer in khaki and a peaked cap pushes through the crowd, and several men in white and saffron-coloured clothing press forward. Water reflects coloured lights and illuminated trees line the bank in the background.2016-04-24Night procession at a riverside ghat with a dense crowd pressing around a golden tiered canopy, a gilded ornate structure carried on poles. Several large yellow, green, red and pink ceremonial umbrellas rise above the crowd, which includes men in white kurtas, saffron-coloured turbans and orange shawls, women in saris and shawls, and uniformed police officers in khaki and navy caps guiding the throng. Many devotees reach upward with raised hands and folded palms. Illuminated lights and a dark water surface lie behind, with colourful lit structures along the far bank. A specific candidate for the central figure cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no identity is asserted.2016-04-24Night photo of a dense crowd pressing around a golden ornate palanquin-style canopy at a festival, with many hands raised toward it. A bald man in a pink shirt and a man in an orange shawl stand near the center, a uniformed police officer in a khaki-olive cap and shirt stands in the foreground, and a trident-topped staff rises among the people. Illuminated tents and lights glow in the background.2016-04-24Photo 11702490Photo 11702486Photo 11702489