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A large nighttime street procession at a Kumbh Mela-style festival, with dense crowds of pilgrims filling a wide road under street lights. Many people carry tall saffron and red flags on poles, and some wear white dhotis and sarees while others wear orange or colourful clothes. Yellow metal barricades line the right side of the road, and a rainbow-striped umbrella is visible at the right edge. Banners and signboards line the route, including a black sign reading 'Nemaa Ghar' above 'Air Cooler' text. Tall trees and stalls frame the background.

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May 21 20162016-05-21September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesNight procession on a wide street at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with a dense crowd of many hundreds of people walking forward. Many carry tall saffron-orange flags on poles, and a few men in white dhotis and orange cloth walk among the crowd. Along the right side, a long yellow-draped barrier or cloth-covered rail runs beside the route, with a red umbrella visible near the front. Market stalls, lights and a large billboard line the street behind. a person is not indicated on this page, so no candidate is identified. Printed text on the left banner and billboard is not legible enough to transcribe.2016-05-21September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesNight photograph of a dense crowd of devotees filling a wide road during a procession, with many people in white and saffron-orange clothing. Yellow barricades line the crowd on the left, and a long row of banners, flags and ornamental decorations stretches into the distance, some with marigold garlands. Illuminated lights and a lit structure glow at the far end of the street, and a white van is visible among the crowd.2016-05-09May 21 20162016-05-21Elevated view of a dense street procession at a Kumbh Mela setting, with many sannyasis and devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing moving between yellow metal barriers. Many carry red flags, and several decorated umbrellas in green, yellow and patterned shades are raised above the crowd. Some participants wear red and orange sashes and have marked foreheads. Roadside tents, banners and onlookers line the route under a hazy sky. A distant ornate float or palanquin is visible near the top of the crowd. Scattered signboards in Hindi text are visible on the left. No single figure can be identified by appearance.2016-05-21Night procession on a city street with a dense crowd of white-clad devotees and sadhus carrying saffron and red flags on poles. A large maroon banner in front reads in Devanagari 'Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam' with 'Mahanirvani Akhada' and shows two framed portrait images of a saint in ochre robes with garlands. A decorated palanquin or ratha lit with lights moves at the front, and a ceremonial golden standard with a tiered canopy is carried among the sadhus. Men wear white dhotis and kurtas, some with rudraksha malas and marigold garlands. Shops and street lamps line the road.2015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesNight procession on a city street lined with glowing market stalls and tents. A large crowd of white-clad men, many bare-chested or in white dhotis with rudraksha malas and gold garlands, walks behind a maroon banner. Many carry saffron and red flags on poles; a decorated palanquin-style float with flower garlands and a kalasha-like ornament is visible at the front. A man in saffron clothing stands near the left edge. The maroon banner reads in Hindi and bears portraits of two saints in orange and red robes, labelled as Mahamandaleshwar of Mahanirvani Akhada, with Paramahamsa Nithyananda Swamiji named below. Some attendees wear white masks.2015-09-15A night street procession moves down a wide road lit by strings of lights on buildings. Many devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls carry red and orange flags on long poles, some with small blue-and-orange emblem banners topped by marigold garlands. Two people in front hold a small decorated tray or altar. Behind them a deity murti or float is carried on a vehicle among the crowd. Roadside billboards and a green directional road sign are visible, with onlookers along the edges. Several people in uniform stand at the right edge.2015-09-15May 21 20162016-05-21