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A festival procession on a crowded roadside, viewed from above. A large ornate golden float carries a seated saffron-robed figure with folded hands beneath a golden umbrella, flanked by several saffron-clad sadhus and a kalasha-style decorated frame. Men in white dhotis walk alongside, holding red flags and yellow umbrellas. Dense crowds line yellow metal barricades, and tented camps with colourful banners stand in the background. A white banner reads Shrimad Bhagavad Geeta. Other floats and pennants are visible in the distance. Some people are seated on the float in saffron and orange robes while others walk on the road.

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April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A festival procession moves through a crowded road at Ujjain during the Kumbh Mela. At centre, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold palanquin with a gold-and-multicolour canopy and decorative gold side panels. Attendants in white and orange stand around the palanquin. Dense crowds line both sides, holding up many colourful umbrellas in yellow, orange, blue, pink, red and green with beaded fringes, alongside red and orange flags. A man in a blue vest and white shirt stands on the palanquin platform. Banners and a Bhagavad Gita signboard appear at left. The seated figure's appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity.2016-04-22A photograph of a street procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. A golden ornate chariot with a golden canopy and a colourful striped fabric awning leads the procession. Seated on a golden throne-like seat, a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban holds a fan-like object while attendants in white dhotis flank the chariot. Other seated figures in saffron and orange robes sit on a striped cushion with a framed picture on the platform. Yellow umbrellas, red flags, flower garlands and a crowd of onlookers line the road, with tents and saffron-clad sadhus visible further back. A hoarding in Hindi reads a Bhagavad Gita message beside the road.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A dense outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela site, with a golden palanquin at the top left carrying a seated figure in orange robes and a golden canopy. Behind it, a crowd of naked and white-ash-smeared sadhus fills a roadway lined with yellow metal barricades. A man in white dhoti and gold necklace stands on the palanquin holding a mayur-shaped fan. Police officers in khaki and khaki-uniformed men walk along the barriers. Saffron-robed men carry red and green flags, and tents, vans and banners line the background.2016-04-22A large outdoor procession crowds a dusty road at dusk through a Kumbh Mela camp. At the centre, a golden ornate palanquin-style float with a multicolored striped canopy carries several saffron-robed sadhus seated and standing; one stands near the front waving a fan or chowri. Crowds of devotees in dhotis, saris and white clothes surround and follow it. Many colourful umbrellas in yellow, green, red and blue with sequined edges shade the procession, and orange and red flags are carried. Tents, banners and signboards line the route, with a yellow and pink banner at right and bare trees behind.2016-04-22A large outdoor religious procession at the Kumbh Mela, with dense crowds of devotees filling a tree-lined road. In the foreground, a golden ornate palanquin carries a seated sadhu in saffron robes, with a red-cloth umbrella and a crimson-robed attendant nearby. On the right, a decorated float covered with garlands and a canopy carries saffron-clad sadhus with orange and white turbans. Red and saffron flags, banners, and white tented camps line the route. Several people wear saffron and orange clothing, and one man on the lower left wears a red-and-white striped shirt.2016-04-22A festive procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event, with a large golden palanquin-like throne carried centrally. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban sits on the golden throne, flanked by attendants in orange clothing, one playing a small drum. Dense crowds line both sides under many colourful umbrellas in yellow, orange, blue, pink, red and green, with red ceremonial flags and a striped canopy overhead. Behind the barrier, more saffron-clad participants and onlookers fill the street, and banners and flower garlands decorate the scene.2016-04-22A crowded street procession at a Kumbh Mela camp. A large ornate gold palanquin with a canopy sits in the centre, carrying a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a red head cloth, with several saffron-clad attendants around him, one playing a drum. Many colourful umbrellas in yellow, green, pink, maroon and blue with silver fringe, and red flags, surround the palanquin. Dense crowds of devotees in white and mixed clothing line the street, with tents and banners behind.2016-04-22