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A dense outdoor crowd at a Kumbh-style procession route crowded behind yellow metal barricades. Bare-chested sadhus with long matted hair and ash-smeared bodies wear saffron and orange cloths, and several raise both hands. Two white horses draped with red pompoms and beaded harnesses carry sadhus; one rider has long grey hair and a beard, and another with loose matted locks sits at the right. Uniformed police in khaki and a peaked cap stand among the crowd, a red flag and orange banners flutter overhead, and a tall orange-and-white pole decorated with flowers rises at right.

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May 09th 20162016-05-09A crowded street procession during a religious parade. Two sadhus with long matted hair and white-painted bodies ride white horses decorated with garlands and red ribbons, one holding a raised arm. Behind them, a robed figure rides in an ornate carriage under an umbrella, surrounded by saffron-clad devotees and yellow-capped police officers in khaki uniforms with batons. Many people raise hands or phones to film, and saffron and red flags fly along the route beside metal crowd barriers.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A large dense crowd fills a road during a procession, many people raising hands and holding orange and red flags on poles. A bare-chested sadhu with white-painted body and long grey beard sits on a decorated cart or chariot, raising one arm, with flower garlands. Behind him people in orange and saffron clothing stand on a raised platform beneath a red umbrella. Uniformed police officers in khaki and blue caps and a man in a pink shirt holding a camera move through the crowd in the foreground. Banners with Hindi text hang overhead.2016-05-09A dense crowd at an outdoor procession route, with many people raising their arms and hands upward. Several sadhus with long matted hair and bare chests stand near white horses decorated with red pompoms and flower garlands. Men in saffron and orange cloths and marigold garlands fill the foreground, while uniformed police in khaki shirts and caps stand among them. Orange and red flags fly overhead, and a palanquin-style canopy appears in the background. Yellow barricades line the route, with shops and a signboard behind.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A procession scene with a sadhu riding a white horse at the centre, his body smeared with grey ash, long matted hair wrapped in a dark cloth, a white beard, and his right arm raised in blessing. Around him a dense crowd of men raise their hands, many bare-chested or in orange and white clothing, and some with painted faces. Behind them, saffron-robed sadhus stand on a decorated float with green and white garlands, white flower clusters and a canopy. Tall saffron and red flags with Om symbols and a yellow banner with Hindi lettering rise above the crowd. Some onlookers hold their palms together in greeting, and a child in a colourful shirt watches from the lower right.2016-05-09A crowded nighttime procession at a Kumbh-style gathering, with large numbers of sadhus and ascetics in saffron and orange robes, many with long matted hair and ash-smeared white bodies, some wearing garlands of yellow marigolds. Uniformed police officers in khaki and dark blue caps line the roadway, holding back the throng. Long white and saffron banners on tall poles are carried above the crowd, and a black flag with coloured trim is visible in the foreground. Photographers and spectators fill the sides of the street under bright floodlights, and a white horse stands among the marchers.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A dense crowd of sadhus and devotees surges through a street at a Kumbh Mela procession, many with ash-smeared white bodies and long matted hair. A man with long dark hair and an orange robe stands centre with a bearded elder beside him in an orange-and-saffron robe, orange knitted cap and marigold garland. Uniformed police officers in khaki and olive caps hold the crowd back, and several sadhus raise long ceremonial staffs and tridents. Marigold garlands hang from a vehicle at left, and a painted backdrop with a large red figure and string lights frames the scene.2016-05-21Photo of a dense crowd at a Kumbh Mela procession. A raised golden palanquin-style platform, decorated with flower garlands and a gilded canopy, carries a seated figure in red and gold robes wearing a red headdress. Beside the platform, an attendant in orange cloth stands. Crowds of mostly white-clad devotees and many ash-smeared sadhus with bare upper bodies press behind golden metal barricades. Red and orange flags rise above the throng, and a green patterned umbrella is held in the foreground. Uniformed police officers and volunteers in yellow vests keep order. Vendor stalls and banners line the street.2016-05-21