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A street procession at a Kumbh Mela event. A large golden ratha-style float with a golden canopy and a multicolored striped parasol moves past trees with red flowers. Seated on the float is a figure in orange-red garments with a large rudraksha-style necklace, beside a man in white and a uniformed police officer. A red tractor pulls the float, with a driver visible in front. Around it, saffron-clad sadhus, a man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl, and uniformed police officers walk along the roadside barricades. Red and saffron flags are planted nearby, and a bearded man in a light shirt stands by the float.

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April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor procession on a dusty road beside tall trees, with a golden ceremonial chariot at the centre. A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands on the chariot holding a golden umbrella with a multicoloured fringed canopy above a golden kalasha-like finial. Seated on the chariot platform are several men in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas, one wearing a white cloth and holding a yak-tail chamara. A red tractor at right carries officials. Uniformed police in khaki stand along the crowd, and devotees in white and red attire reach upward with raised hands and phones. A red flag and a floral garland on a pole are visible. A printed banner with Hindi text hangs at upper right. Approximately 20 physical people are visible.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor street procession on a dusty road with a crowd of onlookers. At center, a decorated ratha or palanquin-style float with a golden canopy umbrella and garlands of flowers under it, carried by a tractor-towed platform. Several people stand on the float: a figure in a maroon and gold dhoti-style garment at the front, and figures in white and orange nearby. Red-and-orange flags flutter along the route. Uniformed police officers in khaki with caps and a police man holding a long stick guide the crowd. Men in white shirts, a woman in a red sari-type outfit, and spectators in mixed clothing line the street. A large tree shades the road and a tall gopuram-style temple tower stands in the background.2016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A large outdoor procession crowded with devotees and onlookers, many holding up phones to photograph. At center, a golden ornate palanquin-style ratha/chariot carries seated figures; a man in an orange-saffron robe with a red turban and garlands sits under a white fan-like chamara. Attendants in white dhotis stand on the platform, one holding a tall pole with a golden umbrella and red flags. A red Mahindra tractor pulls the float at right, and police in khaki uniforms walk beside it. Red and saffron flags and yellow banners with Hindi text line the route under trees.2016-04-22A street procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. A red Mahindra tractor pulls a golden palanquin-style canopy with a multicolored fringed umbrella over a gilded seat. Men in white kurtas stand on and around the tractor, and a man in a light shirt and cap stands beside it. In the foreground, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a beaded necklace holds up a red flag, while another saffron-clad devotee and a man in an orange cap stand nearby. Red ceremonial umbrellas and red flags are carried along the route, and a billboard with a portrait and Hindi text stands at left beside a pink temple spire.2016-04-22A festival procession moves down a tree-lined road under bright daylight. At the centre, an ornate golden palanquin or ratha carries several seated and standing figures under yellow and red umbrellas, with white yak-tail style fans raised above. A red tractor with a red flag leads the procession. Many devotees in white dhoti and orange or saffron cloth walk alongside, some holding red flags, and a bystander in a checked shirt films with a phone. Crowds line both sides of the road, with tents and banners visible in the background.2016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18