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A festival procession on a tree-lined road during the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. A decorated float with a striped canopy in red, green and white carries a figure seated on a golden throne at centre, wearing orange robes and rudraksha beads. Around the float, sadhus in saffron and orange clothing with long matted hair stand near the platform, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands on a red tractor pulling the float. Large crowds line the street, raising hands and phones, behind metal barricades. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside. Posters and banners in yellow, blue and white hang on the right, and a framed portrait is pinned to a tree. Vehicle-mounted loudspeakers stand on the left.

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April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A dense street procession at a Kumbh Mela setting. A decorated golden ratha float with a striped canopy in red, green and yellow carries a seated figure in white and saffron clothing with a red garland, flanked by a uniformed police officer and attendants. A red tractor pulls a float through a crowd pressing behind metal barricades, many people raising hands and phones. A large red portrait banner on the right shows an elderly bald man in glasses, and a white cloth hangs from a tree-lined roadside. Riders and handlers wear khaki uniforms, and a few devotees wear orange and white.2016-04-22A street procession at a Kumbh Mela event. A large golden ratha-style float with a golden canopy and a multicolored striped parasol moves past trees with red flowers. Seated on the float is a figure in orange-red garments with a large rudraksha-style necklace, beside a man in white and a uniformed police officer. A red tractor pulls the float, with a driver visible in front. Around it, saffron-clad sadhus, a man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl, and uniformed police officers walk along the roadside barricades. Red and saffron flags are planted nearby, and a bearded man in a light shirt stands by the float.2016-04-22A festival procession on a crowded street during the Kumbh Mela, centred on an ornate golden palanquin (ratha) carrying a seated sadhu in orange robes with a red-and-orange turban and rudraksha malas. Attendants in white dhotis and garlands stand beside and behind the palanquin, some holding long poles and a golden fan. Above is a multicoloured fringed canopy and a yellow umbrella. Red flags wave at left, and uniformed police walk alongside the chariot. Dense crowds of devotees, many bare-chested or in saffron and white, press around. Yellow and white banners with Marathi/Hindi text line the route.2016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21Outdoor procession on a dusty road beside tall trees, with a golden ceremonial chariot at the centre. A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands on the chariot holding a golden umbrella with a multicoloured fringed canopy above a golden kalasha-like finial. Seated on the chariot platform are several men in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas, one wearing a white cloth and holding a yak-tail chamara. A red tractor at right carries officials. Uniformed police in khaki stand along the crowd, and devotees in white and red attire reach upward with raised hands and phones. A red flag and a floral garland on a pole are visible. A printed banner with Hindi text hangs at upper right. Approximately 20 physical people are visible.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor procession on a dusty road during a Kumbh Mela event. A gilded ratha-style palanquin with a striped umbrella canopy is carried forward, with a red flag and a flower-garlanded element at its side. A man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth stands near the front, and a young child in orange robes with gold trim holds the hand of a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand along the crowd line. Devotees raise their hands in greeting along the roadside. A red tractor follows with people seated on it, and banners behind show printed text and portraits. Trees and a blue sky frame the scene.2016-04-22A large outdoor procession crowded with devotees and onlookers, many holding up phones to photograph. At center, a golden ornate palanquin-style ratha/chariot carries seated figures; a man in an orange-saffron robe with a red turban and garlands sits under a white fan-like chamara. Attendants in white dhotis stand on the platform, one holding a tall pole with a golden umbrella and red flags. A red Mahindra tractor pulls the float at right, and police in khaki uniforms walk beside it. Red and saffron flags and yellow banners with Hindi text line the route under trees.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22