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Outdoor procession on a sunny day beneath a large tree. Centre: a golden palanquin-style float with a striped multicolour canopy, carried or accompanied by people in white and saffron robes. Crowds of devotees line the road, many in white and orange clothing, while a uniformed police officer in khaki stands among them. Behind the crowd a red banner with Hindi text and photographs hangs on a pole, and a red flag flutters at left. Barricades line the left edge.

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A crowded street procession during the Kumbh Mela in Ujjain. In the centre, a decorated float or palanquin with a gilded canopy and a red-striped top, carrying a seated figure in orange, is pulled forward. A bright orange ceremonial umbrella stands in the right foreground. Dense crowds of devotees in white, pink and orange clothing press against a yellow mesh barrier, many raising phones to photograph. Uniformed police in khaki stand among them. Sadhus in saffron and orange robes walk nearby, and a bald man in orange and red garments appears at right. Tents, flags and banners line the roadside under leafy trees.2016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18Dense crowd of devotees and onlookers fills a street during a procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. Many people carry and wave long red flags on poles. A golden, canopied palanquin with a decorated ratha-style top and colourful umbrellas rises above the crowd, with a striped fringed canopy at its peak. Men in white kurtas and saffron clothing stand near a yellow metal barricade, and a uniformed policeman in a dark cap is at the lower left. A banner in Hindi hangs on the left, and a few people hold up phones to take photos. Trees and a clear sky are visible above.2016-04-22A golden palanquin procession moves through a roadside crowd under trees. The palanquin has a gold canopy with white and gold fringe, and a gold-framed carriage decorated with orange and yellow flower garlands, colourful tassels and brass bells. Several men in white dhotis and a saffron-robed priest in orange cloth walk beside it, one holding a long trident-like staff. Red flags rise around the procession. Uniformed police officers stand along the edge, and many devotees and spectators fill the street. Behind is another decorated golden carriage. A printed banner in Hindi is on a wall at left.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A 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.2016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18A 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.2016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21April 18 20162016-04-18May 21 20162016-05-21A dense street procession at a Kumbh Mela setting. A decorated golden ratha float with a striped canopy in red, green and yellow carries a seated figure in white and saffron clothing with a red garland, flanked by a uniformed police officer and attendants. A red tractor pulls a float through a crowd pressing behind metal barricades, many people raising hands and phones. A large red portrait banner on the right shows an elderly bald man in glasses, and a white cloth hangs from a tree-lined roadside. Riders and handlers wear khaki uniforms, and a few devotees wear orange and white.2016-04-22