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A dense crowd of devotees in orange and saffron clothing fills a narrow lane during a procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. Many wear saffron turbans and caps, and several carry tall bamboo poles topped with large orange and red flags. Men in bare-chested or white vests and women in red and orange saris and shawls walk among them, some with tilak marks and red-and-white garlands. Police vehicle and officers are visible in the background, with string lights and a pink-painted wall at the right.

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A dense crowd of devotees in saffron and orange fills a festival route at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. Many wear orange caps, orange shawls and orange-and-white clothing, with tilak marks on foreheads. Tall wooden poles carry orange and red flags with gold fringe, and a decorated tent with lights stands at left. A white-turbaned man in a white vest stands near the centre, with an orange garland around his neck. A police vehicle is visible in the background. Women wear orange and red saris and head coverings. The scene is a procession or pilgrimage walk through the crowd.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A dense crowd moves through a narrow street at a festival procession, with many saffron and orange garments and orange turbans visible. Uniformed police in khaki and dark caps walk among the pilgrims, and a white vehicle marked POLICE sits in the background behind red and saffron flags. A young girl in a blue dress is held up on a man's shoulders near the center, while women in yellow, pink and striped saris and men in white shirts walk close by. Pale orange walls and strings of lights frame the scene.2016-05-21A dense crowd of many devotees and pilgrims fills a narrow lane at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with orange and yellow flags on poles overhead and a white police vehicle visible in the background. Uniformed police officers and a yellow-vested volunteer stand among the crowd. Several saffron-robed sadhus with long grey beards walk through the throng, one in an orange robe and orange turban at the centre-left, others in orange and white. Many women in saris and headscarves in red, purple, green and blue, and men in casual shirts and plaid lungis, press forward. Brightly lit decorative pillars line the left edge.2016-05-21A crowded nighttime procession at the Kumbh Mela, with a white-ash-smeared sadhu at centre holding a small golden kalasha or deity murti aloft on his head, garlanded with yellow marigold garlands. Around him, saffron-robed sadhus and men in white vests and dhotis press forward. A police van with the word POLICE is visible behind the crowd, and a uniformed official in a yellow safety vest stands at the left edge. The scene conveys a dense ritual gathering.2016-05-21A dense crowd moves through a festival lane at what appears to be a Kumbh gathering. Saffron-robed sadhus in orange clothing and orange turbans carry tall saffron flags on poles, while white-clad devotees wear red lanyards. Uniformed police officers in khaki and dark blue stand among pilgrims, and women wear floral print saris, orange dupattas and headscarves. Ornate orange and gold decorations and a lit altar area appear in the background. Visible people number well above twenty.2016-05-21Dense crowd of devotees and sadhus moves along an evening procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event, with many people linking hands. In the foreground, a bearded man in orange robes and a man in a striped shirt with red shawl lead the flow; a sadhu in pink-orange robes holds a trident. Behind them, police in khaki uniforms and saffron flags line the route. At upper left, a decorated float or palanquin with garlands and a deity murti is raised above the crowd. Orange and yellow flags, tents and string lights frame the scene at dusk.2016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09May 21 20162016-05-21A crowded outdoor procession moves under orange canopy tents strung with small lights, at what appears to be a large religious gathering. In the foreground a bearded elderly sadhu with long grey-white hair and an orange robe is walking, with a shaved-headed monk in orange on the right holding a white pole. A man in a white shirt wears a large marigold garland and a pink-red shawl. Nearby, a man in an orange turban and orange robe, a uniformed police officer in khaki, and several devotees in saffron, orange and pink clothing move through the throng. Women wear saris in red and yellow. The pole supports and orange tent walls frame the packed walkway.2016-05-07A dense crowd during an outdoor procession. A bearded man with long swept-back hair, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, a saffron/orange robe and a rudraksha mala, walks at centre-left with his hand raised toward a bald man in white in the foreground. Behind him, a man in white with glasses holds an orange flag on a pole. A police officer in a grey-blue cap and khaki uniform stands at right beside men in orange and white clothing. Many young men and women in orange and white press forward, some holding placards and a yellow-and-red decorated canopy visible at top.2009-02-02A dense crowd of devotees moves along a dusty path through a festival gateway at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. Many people carry saffron-orange flags on tall poles, and several men wear saffron and orange dhotis or wraps, some bare-chested with orange shoulder bags. Women wear bright saris in pink, green, red and purple, and a girl in a green sari and a girl in a bronze top and skirt walk in front. Police in khaki and volunteers in yellow-green safety vests line the procession. Large painted banners of a saint with long hair and orange robes flank the gate.2016-05-21