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A large crowd of devotees walks along a wide road during a procession at a Kumbh Mela site, with a yellow metal barrier fence separating the street lanes. Many people wear saffron and orange clothing, and some carry red and gold ceremonial umbrellas. Men in white dhotis with red sashes walk near the front, and a shirtless man with tied hair walks at lower left. Roadside stalls with tents and banners line the route, including a red Mahakal Bhandara sign and a Coca-Cola banner. Banners showing a saffron-robed sannyasi are visible on the stalls and street. Teal and grey tents and red flags fill the background under an evening sky.

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April 22 20162016-04-22A wide outdoor photograph of a large procession along a paved road at a Kumbh Mela camp, with a dense crowd filling both sides. In the foreground, a large ornate red and gold umbrella stands over the procession, with many other colourful umbrellas in orange, blue, green and red above the marchers. Sadhus and devotees in white and saffron dhotis, many carrying red flags and wearing red and orange sashes, walk in lines. Along the right, a yellow metal barrier separates the road from a crowd of men in yellow and white shirts with lanyards. Tents, a Coca-Cola banner and a hoarding with a large portrait line the route under a pale sky.2016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21Dense crowd of sadhus and devotees at a Kumbh Mela procession on a dusty road lined with yellow metal barriers. A golden palanquin with a seated figure in orange robes sits at center, with a man in white dhoti and bare chest near its front, orange-clad attendants beside it, and a multicoloured canopy overhead. Many naked-bodied ascetics with ash-smeared skin and red and orange flags crowd the barrier on the right. White tents, stalls and vehicles stand in the background under a clear sky.2016-04-22Large outdoor procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with saffron and white-robed sadhus and devotees walking between yellow metal crowd barriers along a dusty road. Many carry red flags on poles, and several hold ornate umbrellas, including a green one and a multicoloured one. Dense crowds of spectators fill both sides and the background, with police and volunteers in yellow vests and khaki uniforms guiding the route. A gilded palanquin or float with a golden canopy is visible in the upper left distance. Roadside shops and advertising boards line the right side, including a Kumbh Mela banner. Men in white dhotis with bare upper bodies and women in white saris with red borders walk in the procession, some wearing rudraksha malas.2016-05-21A 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.2016-04-22A dense outdoor procession on a dusty road lined with palm and leafy trees. Crowds of devotees line both sides behind yellow metal barricades, many in orange, red and white clothing, some raising hands. Ornately decorated floats and palanquin-style carriages with flowered garlands and umbrellas move down the road, with a flag and a white banner visible. Overhead cables and a roadside sign are in view.2016-05-21A 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.2016-05-21A large outdoor procession moves along a dusty road lined with yellow metal crowd barriers. Saffron-robed sadhus and devotees in orange and red walk and ride on ornate decorated palanquins and chariots, many draped with marigold garlands and topped with umbrellas. Crowds of spectators stand behind the barriers, and red and orange flags fly along the route. Tents and a few trees line the background under a hazy sky.2016-05-09A large outdoor procession moves down a tree-lined road in daylight, with a dense crowd of many people in white dhotis and draped white garments, many carrying red flags on poles. A decorated ratha or palanquin with orange and gold ornaments and a yellow flower garland sits in the middle of the procession. A yellow patterned umbrella is held over a figure at right. Yellow metal barricades line the left side, and roadside stalls with green and pink canopies, hoardings and banners stand along the route.2016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21