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A dense outdoor crowd at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela surrounds a silver palanquin decorated with marigold garlands and red and pink flowers, carried in procession past a yellow-and-green gate with a sign reading Jal Mandir. Several tall tridents and ceremonial staffs with red cloth rise above the crowd, and many people raise their hands in devotion. Men in saffron and white sadhu attire stand at the front, one shirtless with ash-marked body. Beside the palanquin, a white yak-tail fly whisk is visible. Blue signage reads Shri Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhara. Several people are visible in the procession, with a larger crowd behind yellow barricades.

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A dense crowd of devotees and sadhus surges around a flower-decorated palanquin at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, 2016. The palanquin is heaped with red roses, pink flowers and orange marigold garlands, with a silver-toned base. Many people raise their hands and reach toward it, while others hold up long white yak-tail chamaras and ceremonial staffs. A sadhu nearby is smeared with white ash, and most men wear yellow or orange clothing. Behind them a signboard reads Shri Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhara and a green-and-yellow arch marks a water hut run by the Agarwal community.2016-05-21A dense crowd of devotees and Naga sadhus at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with many ash-smeared, bare-chested ascetics raising tridents and staffs. A blue sign reads Shri Panchayati Nirvani Akhara, and a yellow arch beside it reads Akhil Bharatiya Sinhastha Samiti. Orange-robed sadhus and white-clad men stand behind yellow metal barriers, some holding decorated staffs with flowers and cloth. Tents, bunting and lights fill the background.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A large outdoor procession on a crowded city street during the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with dense crowds lining yellow metal barricades on the left. A golden ornate palanquin or ratha topped with flowers and a golden canopy is carried forward, with a figure seated on it wearing an orange garment. Many devotees carry long red flags printed with a smiling face wearing an orange turban, and some wave green and red umbrellas. Marchers wear white dhotis, orange and saffron robes, and rudraksha malas, with some women in saris. Police officers in khaki uniforms walk along the barrier. A banner at top right reads a Hindi event announcement for Bharat Sadhu Samaj, Ujjain Kumbh Mahadhivesham, with a portrait of an orange-robed saint.2016-05-21April 18 20162016-04-18May 21 20162016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18Outdoor religious procession through a crowded festival road lined with tents, flags and banners. A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a white and gold garland stands in a white-flowered, red-domed palanquin decorated with marigold garlands. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees walk and ride in decorated carts. Many people fill the street, numbering far more than twenty.2016-05-09A dense crowd fills a street during a procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. In the centre, a richly decorated golden palanquin with a gilded canopy and floral garlands is carried forward; a seated figure in orange and red garments with a red headdress sits on it, and attendants in white stand around. Many ascetics with bare, ash-smeared bodies and long matted hair walk in the crowd, some carrying tridents. Red flags and a green-and-gold umbrella are visible, and a large golden barrier fence lines the road. Banners and posters with portrait images hang from stalls on the left.2016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09May 21 20162016-05-21