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A dense outdoor procession on a sunny day, with many people crowding a golden palanquin-like structure carried or accompanied through a street. Yellow, pink and blue decorative parasols with beaded fringes are raised above the crowd, and red flags fly at the sides. Police officers in khaki uniforms with caps and a shoulder-badge hold back the crowd, and a man in a red shirt and khaki trousers stands in the middle. A man in the foreground wears an orange-saffron shawl and a bald head, and several sadhus wear orange and white cloths. A pink temple-like structure with gold-topped domes stands behind the procession, and a video camera is visible at lower left.

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Outdoor photograph of a procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event. Several sadhus in saffron and rust-coloured robes walk in a crowd, many wearing rudraksha and beaded necklaces. A bare-chested sadhu with a rust-coloured turban and a yellow-and-red parasol held above him walks at the front. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange dhoti and shawl gestures with folded hands. Uniformed police in khaki shirts walk along the sides, one with a dark cap. Behind them, orange and blue canopies line the road, and a pink temple tower with a seated deity figure rises in the background under a clear sky. Visible people: about ten to fifteen in the procession.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Dense outdoor procession crowd at a Kumbh Mela shahi snan event, with many devotees and police officers in khaki around a central figure. The central man wears an orange-saffron robe, an orange turban, and a heavy gold necklace with a rudraksha mala; several sadhus in saffron and white surround him, and orange and yellow ceremonial umbrellas and red flags rise above. Some people hold up mobile phones to record, and a few women wear white saris with garlands. Sunlit trees and buildings line the street behind the crowd.2016-04-22January 16 20182018-01-16April 18 20162016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22Crowded outdoor procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with saffron-robed sadhus walking beneath orange and green ceremonial umbrellas. A central figure in an orange robe wears a large orange turban, a heavy gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, and is flanked by bald sadhus in orange and white. Men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and rudraksha malas press around him, several with bare upper bodies. Trees with red blossoms line the street.2016-04-22A sunlit procession moves along a dusty road at a Kumbh Mela site. In the centre, a sadhu in a deep orange-red robe with a tall orange turban and a heavy gold-and-bead necklace walks with palms pressed together. Beside him a bearded sadhu wears a light orange robe, and a bald man in rust-red clothes with a rudraksha mala holds a phone. Uniformed police in khaki shirts and dark belts walk alongside. Behind them, yellow, orange and red umbrellas and red flags are carried over the crowd, and a pink temple tower stands with a framed seated saint portrait on its facade.2016-04-22Evening procession at a Kumbh Mela camp with a crowd lining temporary tent structures. In the foreground a uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap and rifle walks at the centre, flanked by a man in an orange robe and a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold trim and beaded necklaces. Behind them a man in a saffron turban and beaded necklaces stands beside a yellow ceremonial umbrella and a red-and-gold decorated umbrella with a circular emblem. Devotees with folded hands and men in orange saffron garments watch from the crowd.2016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A large crowd fills a street during a procession at a Kumbh Mela event. At the centre, a seated figure in saffron robes and an orange turban sits on an ornate gold palanquin with carved panels, adorned with beaded necklaces. Beside him, another person in orange and a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti hold ceremonial items; a man in white dhoti stands behind with a wooden pole. Red and orange flags, colourful umbrellas and drums surround the palanquin. Uniformed police officers and crowd members in mixed clothing press close, many raising hands or taking photographs with phones.2016-04-22