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A large outdoor procession moves through a dusty site toward a pink gateway decorated with a painted banner depicting deities and a saffron-clad figure. Men and women in white dhotis and saris and orange or saffron robes walk in the front, many holding red flags. Someone in the centre carries or accompanies a decorated palanquin with a canopy, and a richly ornamented ratha-style structure appears beneath a canopy in the background. Crowds press along both sides, with photographers and videographers with cameras filming. Red and orange flags, red garlands and a welcome banner reading reception and felicitation line the route. A shaved-headed man in white robes stands among the devotees on the right.

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Photograph of a large outdoor procession at a pink gateway decorated with a painted banner of deities and the words Sri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani Ujjain (readable on the arch). Many people in white dhotis and orange or saffron cloths walk among red flags held aloft and umbrellas in purple and red. A crowd of spectators in everyday clothes presses around them, with a camera operator filming in the foreground and police in khaki uniforms lining the route. Red and orange flags and banners fill the frame.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21Crowded outdoor procession on a dirt road at a Kumbh Mela camp, with a golden palanquin topped by a canopy and flower garlands at upper left. Saffron-robed sadhus and white-clad men in dhotis walk among red flags carried on poles. Large pink gateway arches display blue welcome banners with portrait images and text. A man in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala walks near the front. A line of people in white dhotis and red-bordered cloths moves forward. Many devotees and spectators line both sides, some holding phones, and a TV camera operator films from the right. Tents and red flags fill the background.2016-05-21A large outdoor crowd at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela gathers along a procession route beneath a pink gateway arch with a welcome banner reading Swagat Vandan Abhinandan. Many men and women in white dhotis and saris, some with red sashes, walk in a procession carrying red flags and handheld placards, while others hold red and orange umbrellas. Saffron and pink-robed sadhus walk among them, and police in khaki and hi-vis vests manage the crowd. Onlookers film and photograph with phones and a video camera. A large portrait banner at upper left shows a smiling man in white.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A photograph of a dense procession moving through a crowded street at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering, with a large crowd lining both sides and many holding up phones to photograph. At the front, a group of sadhus and devotees in white dhotis, orange and saffron robes, and red shawls walk alongside red flags on poles. Behind them a decorated palanquin or ratha canopy with red and gold ornamentation and umbrellas is visible. Behind the gate, blue banners read welcome messages and show a figure in red robes. Trees and pink shrine structures frame the background. The crowd numbers in the many hundreds.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21