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A large outdoor crowd of devotees presses forward at a festival procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, many with arms raised and hands extended, some holding up mobile phones. Police officers in khaki uniforms and caps stand among them, and a shirtless man in a white dhoti with a golden border is in the foreground at left. Women wear saffron, pink, red and yellow saris and salwar suits, and a man in a red shirt stands center right. Behind them are red and orange tents, tall red flags, banners and stalls under bare trees, with a painted sign reading Ujjain Kumbh 2016 visible at the top.

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April 22 20162016-04-22A dense outdoor crowd at a Kumbh Mela area during a procession, with many people raising open hands and waving. Foreground: a man in a red shirt holds up a camera, a woman in a yellow head covering and white top stands near him, and a woman in a pink and white outfit with sunglasses is nearby. A uniformed police officer in khaki and a cap stands at left, and a man in an orange turban and saffron garment appears at left edge. Behind them, a large red triangular flag and colourful banners with Hindi text fill the background, with tents and signage across the mela grounds.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Dense crowd at a Kumbh Mela procession in Ujjain, shot from behind a large red cloth banner edged with gold trim at the left. Many devotees, women in saris and headscarves, and uniformed police in khaki and dark caps push forward between yellow barricades. A bald priest in white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body stands near the bottom, holding a red cloth. A monk in saffron/orange robes with an orange lanyard stands among the police. Behind them, a red banner reads a Virat Sadbhavana Sammelan, with tents and signs beyond. Several people hold up mobile phones to take photos.2016-04-22 +1 copiesPhoto 11702353April 22 20162016-04-22May 09th 20162016-05-09A dense crowd of devotees fills a festival road at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, many raising hands and some holding up mobile phones. A man in a red shirt in the centre waves his arm; women wear pink, yellow and red saris, and men wear white kurtas and shirts. A saffron-robed sadhu with a rudraksha-style necklace is visible in the lower foreground. Yellow barricades and red and saffron banners line the route, and a red cloth edged in gold runs along the right side. No one is identifiable as a person in the visible frame.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A 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 18 20162016-04-18