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A dense crowd fills a street during a procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. Many people carry tall red flags on poles and colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges in red, blue, green, yellow and magenta. Devotees in mixed white, orange and saffron clothing press together along both sides. On the left, a red-bordered banner shows a portrait of a bearded saint in white and a printed Hindi caption. Stalls and banners line the background. Crowd size is too large to count individually.

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A dense crowd fills a street during a festival procession, with many people surrounded by red and orange flags on poles and a large number of colourful umbrellas in green, blue, yellow, red, pink and multicolour patterns with fringed edges. Some people in the background wear orange or saffron clothing. Behind the crowd, white-draped float structures decorated with green garlands and orange flags are visible. Several sadhus or devotees in saffron robes are seen among the throng, and a few people on the left wear white. Numerous people fill the scene; the crowd is too dense to count precisely.2016-04-22A dense outdoor procession crowded with many people in white and saffron clothing moving down a street. Numerous umbrellas in green, yellow, blue, pink and red with fringed edges rise above the crowd, and many red flags are carried on poles. At upper left a large portrait on a banner shows a smiling person with long light hair, and at lower left a flag bears a printed face in saffron headwear. The large crowd is pressed together, making individual people indistinct in the background.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Dense outdoor crowd during a procession in Ujjain, with many red flags and colourful umbrellas (blue, red, green, yellow) held aloft. A golden ornate palanquin with a striped canopy is carried at the centre, with figures in saffron-toned clothing around it. Roadside banners and portrait posters line the street, including one showing a bald, bearded man in white and another with a woman in a red and white headscarf. Foreground devotees, some wearing caps and sunglasses, take photos on phones. Bright daylight, trees and utility poles in the background.2016-04-22A dense outdoor procession crowd fills a wide street, with many people in saffron, orange and white clothing pressed together under a field of colourful ceremonial umbrellas. Large umbrellas in red, green, yellow, blue and pink with fringed edges and bird motifs are held aloft above the crowd. Numerous red and orange flags, some bearing printed portrait faces, wave among them. Tall white banners with orange-draped frames and flowers stand in the background. The scene suggests a festival procession with many devotees and crowds packed along the route.2016-04-22A dense outdoor procession seen from above on a city street. Many colourful umbrellas (chhatris) in red, blue, green, orange, yellow, pink and purple are carried over a crowd of people in saffron, orange and red clothing. Red and yellow flags on poles rise above the umbrellas. A decorated vehicle with a painted front stands at the top of the street, and a few uniformed police officers line the edges. A large portrait banner is visible on the left. Some devotees wear white and orange garments. The overhead view shows a crowded festival or yatra march.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in bright daylight with many people moving through a crowd. Numerous red flags on tall poles are raised, along with umbrellas in orange, blue, maroon and green with fringed edges. Several women in deep red saris and men in white kurtas with orange sashes walk in the front ranks, some with arms raised. Uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps stand among the procession. Behind them, trees and a roadside with posters are visible.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense procession crowd seen from above, filled with brightly coloured parasols in yellow, green, blue, pink and teal, each trimmed with gold edging and dangling fringe, carried above the heads of marchers. Among them are many tall red flags on poles. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand at the left edge, and a bearded man in a light pink shirt walks near the top. Numerous other people in white and orange clothing fill the street, many partly hidden behind the umbrellas and flags.2016-04-18