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A photograph from a festival procession at Ujjain Kumbh Mela, seen from behind a figure on an ornate golden chariot or palanquin. The person wears a rust-orange turban, orange robes, rudraksha beads, a red and white flower garland and gold bangles, and gazes toward a crowd. Above hang strings of white flowers and pink and teal tassels; in front are orange marigold garlands and a mirror. Crowds of onlookers fill the street, many raising phones, and tall stands and pennants appear behind them.

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May 21 20162016-05-21Outdoor festival procession photographed from behind a decorated palanquin. In the foreground a person in an orange-red turban, orange-saffron robe, rudraksha mala and a white flower garland, with long dark hair, extends an arm over a golden-framed palanquin draped with orange marigold garlands and red and white flowers. Above, a canopy hangs with white flower strings, pink and teal tassels. Behind, a crowd of devotees with raised hands watches near a yellow barrier, and a nude sadhu holds a trident. Tents and flags line the street.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A photograph taken from behind a figure seated on an ornate golden palanquin decorated with white flower garlands, teal and pink tassels and marigold heaps. The seated figure wears a rust-orange turban, an orange robe, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and a white flower garland. Before him a large crowd of devotees and uniformed police in khaki stand behind barricades, with orange flags and banners in the background. A trident-like staff stands at the left edge beside a silver tray.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A photo from a festival procession seen from behind a figure seated on an ornate golden palanquin or ratha. The figure wears a rust-orange turban, a dark rudraksha-style mala and a red and white flower garland, with long dark hair visible. The golden carved frame is decorated with white flower strands and pink and teal tassels. Orange marigold garlands are heaped on the seat ahead, and a crowd behind yellow barricades raises hands and waves orange and yellow flags under trees. Appearance-based candidate uncertain; the figure is seen from behind and identity is not established.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21Photo from a procession on a decorated ratha-style float with golden carved sides and hanging garlands of white flowers, pink and turquoise tassels. A person seen from behind in orange-red robes and a rust-coloured turban, with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a garland of red and white flowers, reaches out over marigold petals toward a crowd of devotees pressing behind a metal barricade. A white statue of a standing ascetic figure holding a trident stands among the crowd, with tents and banners in the background. The ratha is decorated with marigolds and flowers.2016-05-21A photograph taken from behind a figure seated on an ornate golden palanquin decorated with white jasmine garlands, pink and teal tassels and marigold garlands. The seated person wears a rust-orange turban, orange-red robe and rudraksha-style beads, with a white flower garland. Orange marigold flowers lie on the red-draped seat, beside a mirror-framed tray and a tall silver trident-topped staff. In the background a large crowd fills a street lined with colourful stalls and banners, with uniformed police and security personnel standing among them, several raising hands. The scene reads as a procession with the palanquin carried through a crowd.2016-05-21