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A large outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style religious festival, with a dense crowd of devotees and sadhus filling a road lined with tents and stalls. On the left, a golden ornate palanquin with a kalasha-shaped canopy and a seated figure in orange robes sits beneath a multicoloured canopy, with attendants in saffron clothing around it. On the right, a decorated float with flower garlands carries seated figures in orange and saffron robes, some wearing ceremonial garlands, and a standing woman in pink and white. Many saffron flags and orange banners fly over the crowd, and a pink-and-white decorated chariot and a tractor-drawn float follow.

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A 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.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A 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.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Photograph of a large procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sits on an ornate gold palanquin under a multicoloured canopy, flanked by attendants in orange and white. Dense crowds of devotees line a yellow barrier, many holding red and orange flags and small umbrellas, and fluttering orange banners surround the scene. Tents and a tall stage canopy stand in the background. The figure's appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity from appearance, so the role is described only as a seated figure on a palanquin. A printed portrait banner with Hindi text appears at right.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A large festival procession at the Kumbh Mela crowds an open road with thousands of people. A figure in orange robes and a red-orange head wrap sits on an ornate gold throne-palanquin under a multicoloured canopy, flanked by attendants in white and saffron. Red flags and orange banners fill the scene, along with a banner bearing portraits and a cameraman on the left. Dense devotees in saffron and red dress line both sides of the route, and a tented camp lies beyond.2016-04-22A large outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela camp. A richly decorated golden palanquin with a multicoloured canopy carries a seated figure in orange and saffron robes on a gold throne, flanked by attendants in orange and red garments. Dense crowds of devotees line the road beneath umbrellas in red, yellow, green, blue and pink with tasselled fringes, and red and orange flags wave among white tents and stalls. A large banner reads Sri Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam and KAILASA, and several tents display signage. The scene reflects a shahi snan style procession with ornate ceremonial ritual objects.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor procession at a religious fair with a large golden palanquin-style throne carried through a dense crowd. A seated saffron-robed sadhu with bare shoulders and rudraksha beads sits centrally on the golden throne, flanked by attendants in white and saffron clothing. Multiple colourful ornate umbrellas in red, blue, orange, pink and green shade the procession, while many red and saffron flags and banners line the street. Dense crowds of devotees in white and saffron fill the roadway and the barrier-lined sides, and tents and a portrait banner appear in the background. A man in red robes plays a drum near the throne.2016-04-22May 09th 20162016-05-09Outdoor religious procession through a crowded festival road lined with tents, flags and banners. A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a white and gold garland stands in a white-flowered, red-domed palanquin decorated with marigold garlands. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees walk and ride in decorated carts. Many people fill the street, numbering far more than twenty.2016-05-09