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A 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.

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A 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 20162016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22May 09th 20162016-05-09May 21 20162016-05-21A 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.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A dense crowd of devotees fills a street during a procession, packed behind yellow metal barricades. Many wear saffron and orange robes, and others wear white kurtas and dhotis; several women wear sarees in yellow, green and pink. Some raise their arms and hold orange flags on poles. Uniformed police officers stand among the crowd. Behind them, large painted banners depict deities and sacred scenes. A banner at top left shows portraits of three figures beside the text of a Kumbh Mela event. A dark placard is held up at centre. Many men have bare upper bodies or shaved heads, and several sadhus with long white beards stand in orange clothing.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A dense crowd fills a festival street at dusk, with many people pressing forward between tall blue-and-pink decorated gateways. Saffron-robed sadhus and men in white kurtas stand among women in colourful saris, pink, yellow and green shawls. Several people raise sticks and hands, and police in khaki uniforms hold back the crowd near a decorated vehicle. Large painted saint figures in saffron robes and red flags stand on the gate panels. Some people hold smartphones up to take pictures.2016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09A 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.2016-04-22