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A large photograph of a dense procession moving along a road at a Kumbh Mela-style festival site, with a crowd of devotees on both sides and a golden decorated ratha or palanquin at the centre-top. Many marchers carry red flags and wear white or saffron robes with red shawls. A man in a red garment carries a large framed image on a pole. Yellow metal barricades line the left side of the road, and tents, banners and a water tanker are visible in the background. Roughly a hundred people are visible.

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Dense outdoor procession on a dusty road lined with a yellow metal barrier. Saffron-clad sadhus and devotees walk in front of an ornate golden palanquin-style float decorated with flowers and canopies. Many carry tall red flags, and a large green umbrella and a yellow umbrella shade the marchers. Some men wear red turbans and white dhotis, and some women wear saffron saris. Tents, a water tanker and temporary stalls stand along the route, and a loudspeaker is mounted on a pole at right.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A large street procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela crowds a road lined with a yellow metal barrier. Many devotees in white dhotis and cream clothes walk among red flags, some wearing saffron or maroon sashes and rudraksha malas. An ornate golden chariot with a decorated canopy and floral garlands is pulled forward at the centre. Green and yellow umbrellas shade the crowd, and tents, a tanker truck and roadside stalls appear behind. Hundreds of people are visible, though many are partly hidden in the crowd.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A large procession moves down a crowded road at a Kumbh Mela camp, with many people in white dhotis and saffron-red sashes walking beside red flags on poles. A golden palanquin or ratha topped with an ornate golden canopy is carried at the centre, with a green umbrella and a yellow umbrella above the crowd. Tents, a yellow metal barrier, a water tanker and a tall loudspeaker stand along the roadside. Behind the barrier, onlookers and police personnel watch the procession.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A large outdoor procession moves down a road at a Kumbh Mela site, lined by a yellow metal barrier on the left. A decorated golden palanquin with a canopy is carried at the center-back, surrounded by devotees. Many people wear white dhotis and kurtas with red-and-saffron shawls, many carrying red and saffron flags. Several umbrellas are visible: green, yellow and orange. Tents, banners and a tanker truck line the street behind the crowd. A police officer in khaki stands near the palanquin. Hundreds of people are visible in the crowd.2016-05-21A large crowd of devotees processes along a dusty roadside lined with tents and temporary stalls, under a hazy sky. Many participants wear white dhotis and shawls, with some in red-bordered garments; numerous red flags on poles are carried aloft, and a yellow umbrella shades a group near the foreground. Yellow metal barricades line the road on the left, where spectators stand behind railings. A decorated procession vehicle or palanquin with ornamented canopies is visible toward the centre, and a painted signboard appears on the right.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A large outdoor procession moves down a dusty road lined with yellow metal barricades at a religious fair. Dense crowds fill the frame, many carrying tall red flags on poles. At the centre a golden ornate ratha/chariot with a canopy and floral decoration is carried forward. Nearby, a woman in white with long white hair and a white-and-gold shawl walks among devotees, and a bearded man in white and red clothing walks near the chariot. Several participants wear red and white attire, and one carries a yellow banner with a red emblem. Striped tents, colourful stalls and a truck stand in the background, with banners and a large framed poster showing two bearded saffron-clad figures on the right.2016-05-21