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Photo of a crowd of ash-smeared sadhus at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, many raising swords, tridents and staffs and holding drums and marigold garlands behind a yellow metal barrier. A uniformed official in a yellow-green high-visibility vest with Ujjain police lettering stands at the barrier in the right foreground. A large banner shows a bearded man with a red tilak and white robe alongside Hindi text advertising a Gita Pravachan from 16 to 20 May 2016 at the Shri Gurukul Kumbh Mela Shivir. Colourful tents, flags and pink decorations fill the background.

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A crowd of ash-smeared sadhus at a Kumbh Mela procession, many with raised arms and objects. In the centre a bare-chested young boy with grey-white ash covering his body and face stands holding a wooden staff and a rudraksha mala. Around him men raise a damaru drum, marigold garlands hang from poles, and a yellow barrier runs along the bottom. Behind them a black banner reads Shri Guru Kumbh Mela in Hindi, and a few people hold up cameras or phones.2016-05-21A dense crowd of devotees and Naga sadhus at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with many ash-smeared, bare-chested ascetics raising tridents and staffs. A blue sign reads Shri Panchayati Nirvani Akhara, and a yellow arch beside it reads Akhil Bharatiya Sinhastha Samiti. Orange-robed sadhus and white-clad men stand behind yellow metal barriers, some holding decorated staffs with flowers and cloth. Tents, bunting and lights fill the background.2016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09A dense crowd of sadhus and devotees at a Kumbh Mela shahi snaan procession in Ujjain. Many sadhus are smeared with white ash, some with long matted dreadlocks, and one holds a trident and wears a rudraksha mala. Several raise their arms and hands, and a few carry staffs and ceremonial swords. In the foreground a sadhu in saffron clothing and a knitted saffron cap stands with a flower garland. Behind them a red-draped figure carries a decorated trident-topped standard, and a police officer in khaki uniform stands in the crowd. A blue backdrop with a painted figure in orange and red and a printed banner with a portrait are visible above, with strings of lights overhead.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21Photo 11702344Outdoor festival procession at a Kumbh Mela event. In the foreground, two sadhus stand on a white decorated horse-drawn vehicle with ornate gold-and-red harness, holding orange cloth strips hung with marigold garlands. The man on the left has long dark hair and a bare chest, while the man on the right has a white-ash-covered body, long white beard and a red tilak, and a marigold garland. Crowds stand behind a yellow barrier, and a green flag with a heart-and-family logo flies at left. A large banner at right shows an older bearded man in an orange turban and saffron garments beside Hindi text and dates. Strings of lights and tents fill the background.2016-05-21May 09 20162016-05-09 +1 copiesCrowded outdoor riverbank scene at a Kumbh Mela ghat, with many devotees and security personnel in khaki and white uniforms pushing through the throng. A man in a blue uniform with a red-and-white scarf and a cameraman with a video camera stand at left. Several colourful umbrellas in yellow, green and red shade the crowd, and a large yellow banner reads in Hindi about the Shri Panch Dashnam Juna Akhara and the Kumbh Mela 2016. Some monks in saffron and orange robes stand among the crowd, and a fountain sprays water in the background.2016-04-22A dense crowd of sadhus and devotees fills a festival procession route at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. In the centre, a naked, ash-smeared sadhu with long matted dreadlocks raises one arm high while standing on a golden-latticed platform decorated with red and yellow flags. Around him, many people hold up hands, and red saffron-coloured flags with yellow fringe rise on poles. A large trident is visible at right, and a decorated umbrella canopy with red, yellow and blue fringe appears at upper right. Yellow poles with floral garlands line the left side.2016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09Dense crowd at a Kumbh Mela procession in Ujjain, shot from behind a large red cloth banner edged with gold trim at the left. Many devotees, women in saris and headscarves, and uniformed police in khaki and dark caps push forward between yellow barricades. A bald priest in white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body stands near the bottom, holding a red cloth. A monk in saffron/orange robes with an orange lanyard stands among the police. Behind them, a red banner reads a Virat Sadbhavana Sammelan, with tents and signs beyond. Several people hold up mobile phones to take photos.2016-04-22 +1 copies