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A dense outdoor crowd of devotees pressed together at an evening gathering, many wearing saffron and orange shawls and clothing. A man in a white dhoti and orange cloth stands bare-chested at left, while a police officer in a dark cap and uniform stands among the crowd. Women wear sarees in red, pink, purple and green, and several children are held up on shoulders. A red flag hangs at right beside a white banner.

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April 22 20162016-04-22A dense outdoor crowd gathers at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with many people packed closely together under bright sunlight and haze. Women in orange, red and yellow saris and men in white vests and shirts face forward, some looking up toward the procession. A tall orange saffron flag on a pole rises at the right edge beside a yellow metal barricade. Several uniformed police or security officers stand among the crowd in the background. No individual can be identified as a person from the visible cues here.2016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21A dense outdoor crowd of many men and women pressed together, mostly in white kurtas, saffron and orange clothing, and bright pink, red and yellow turbans and headwraps. A man in an orange turban on the right raises a hand, and a photographer with a large camera stands at the upper left beside uniformed police officers in peaked caps. Some people hold their hands up, others gaze forward through the press of bodies.2016-05-09Dense crowd at an outdoor religious gathering, many men in saffron and orange garments and white shirts pressing together along a busy lane lined with green canvas tents and flags. Police officers in khaki and peaked caps move through the crowd, some in dark blue uniforms. A large white banner with a printed portrait of an elderly bearded man and Devanagari text is held aloft on poles beside orange flags. A shirtless man in a white vest and orange dhoti stands in the foreground, while a man in orange shawl is greeted by hands clasping. Many people are visible, mostly in the crowd.2016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22A dense crowd of devotees fills a festival ground at a religious gathering. Many men wear orange or saffron turbans, shawls and kurtas, and several sadhus in orange robes stand in the front. Women in patterned saris and headscarves in pink, green and purple are mixed among them. A large white banner with red and black Hindi lettering is held up at the upper left, and orange and pink fabric canopies hang overhead. A yellow barrier appears at the lower left and an orange flag edge at the right. Faces are close and many people are looking toward the same direction.2016-05-09A dense outdoor crowd gathers at a festival site during dusk, with many people in saffron and orange clothing and white dhotis. Several saffron flags on tall poles rise above the crowd. In the centre, a shirtless young man wearing a yellow headwrap and yellow cloth holds a small framed picture while people press around him. Other devotees wear orange shawls, white kurtas and traditional attire, and a metal ritual lamp is held aloft at left. Behind them are decorated arches, string lights and banners with Hindi and English text.2016-05-21A dense crowd fills a street during a festival procession, with many people raising hands and holding up mobile phones to photograph. Orange flags on tall poles rise along the right side, and a yellow-and-red banner with Hindi lettering is carried above the crowd. On the left, a floral canopy decorated with white and orange marigold garlands shelters a palanquin-like float. Sadhus in saffron and orange robes stand among devotees in white dhotis, kurtas and white turbans. Uniformed police officers in khaki and caps line the front. Tents and red and orange canopies appear in the background under trees.2016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22A dense outdoor crowd of devotees fills a street during a religious gathering. Many people wear orange and saffron clothing, with men in white kurtas and women in colourful saris and shawls. A bearded man in a camouflage cap stands at lower left. Tall orange flags wave at right, and a large banner at top left reads in Hindi, naming a sadhu and a sannyasi akhara. Figures in the background hold up hands and raise a photo or device toward a distant procession, while a few people in orange turbans and white caps are visible among the throng.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09