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A dense crowd presses around a yellow-and-white car on a roadside during a procession. A figure in orange clothing sits in the back seat behind the windshield, and the car's front is surrounded by devotees and uniformed police. Many people wear white, saffron and yellow clothes, and some hold their hands together in prayer. Behind them, a decorated float with blue and yellow panels, banners and tents line the road under large trees.

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A dense outdoor crowd lines a dusty road at a Kumbh Mela procession, held back by yellow metal barricades. A white SUV moves slowly through the middle of the crowd. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes stands near a green umbrella with gold trim, and a uniformed attendant in blue stands nearby. Bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold-edged cloth and garlands stand at the left, and women in deep red-maroon saris with gold borders press their palms together in namaste. Many police officers in navy-blue caps and khaki uniforms line the route, and several people take photographs. Banners and hoardings hang on tents and stalls in the background. A blue ceremonial canopy edge appears at the lower right.2016-04-22A dense crowd fills a wide dusty road during a procession, with many people walking in both directions past yellow metal crowd barriers on the right. Many men wear saffron and orange robes and dhotis, and several women wear saris in mixed colours. On the right, decorated palanquin-style carts with orange and yellow canopies and marigold garlands carry seated figures in white and orange clothing, with a golden canopy above them. Orange flags and pink and purple banners line the route, and a few people stand on a vehicle at left. Other people in white shirts, checked shirts and head wraps move through the throng.2016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22A large crowd of naked and near-naked sadhus with ash-smeared bodies and long matted hair fills a barricaded lane at the Kumbh Mela, with many carrying saffron flags and an orange ceremonial umbrella. Devotees in saffron and white clothing press against yellow metal barriers, and red flags bearing an image of a bearded holy man are raised among the crowd. Behind them stand colourful tents and banners, and a yellow banner at left reads partly as Sanatan, while a red flag at right carries a portrait. Some people are seated or standing on a white vehicle at left. The scene looks like a procession of akhada sadhus during the Shahi Snan.2016-04-22A dense crowd presses against a yellow metal barrier and a dark grey van at a festival procession. Many people reach toward the vehicle, some in orange, red, yellow and white clothing, women in headscarves and turbans visible. A white police van with a blue stripe and roof light stands behind. A large banner above shows a portrait and a swastika, with Hindi text. Tents and decorated poles line the road under a clear sky.2016-05-09A dense crowd fills a dusty road during a festival procession at a Kumbh Mela site. Uniformed police in khaki and blue, some with caps, hold back the throng and help clear the path. In the centre a man in a red jacket and jeans walks beside a red cart, and a man holds up a red banner reading Bharat with Hindi text. Many devotees in white and saffron clothing wave, raise hands and film with phones. A white SUV moves slowly through the crowd, with yellow barricades lining the route and a green umbrella-like canopy at the right edge. Tents, flags and a tall orange structure appear in the background.2016-04-22February 02 20072007-02-02April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22