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Outdoor procession at a religious gathering with a dense crowd lining both sides of a dusty road. Men in white dhotis and kurtas and saffron-clad sadhus walk near a decorated white and pink gateway with a painted deity panel above. A group of saffron-robed and white-clad figures carry red flags on poles, and a green umbrella is held over one person. A white PABBAV truck with a raised platform carries people waving red flags. Many spectators in orange, yellow turbans, and mixed everyday clothes raise hands and take photos with phones. Yellow barricades and banners line the background among trees.

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May 21 20162016-05-21Outdoor festival procession at a pink-and-orange temple-style gateway with a painted banner reading in Hindi and English about the Ujjain Aadheenam Kumbh. A white vehicle with a raised platform carries a group of people, several in white dhotis with red-and-white sashes. Many red and saffron flags are raised, and a large crowd of devotees in saffron, white and yellow turbans watches and photographs. A decorative umbrella and a colourful embroidered banner stand at left, with tents and trees behind.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A dense outdoor crowd moves along a dusty dirt road toward a pink-and-cream gateway decorated with a large blue banner reading a Sanskrit-style Hindi title and showing painted religious figures. Orange saffron flags on poles and a hanging portrait banner show a bearded saint in orange robes. Men in white dhotis and kurtas, women in red and orange saris, and saffron-clad sadhus walk among volunteers in yellow safety vests and orange-banded caps. Several videographers with cameras stand in the foreground. Bare trees, tents and a small shrine-like structure fill the background.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A photograph of a dense procession moving through a crowded street at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering, with a large crowd lining both sides and many holding up phones to photograph. At the front, a group of sadhus and devotees in white dhotis, orange and saffron robes, and red shawls walk alongside red flags on poles. Behind them a decorated palanquin or ratha canopy with red and gold ornamentation and umbrellas is visible. Behind the gate, blue banners read welcome messages and show a figure in red robes. Trees and pink shrine structures frame the background. The crowd numbers in the many hundreds.2016-05-21