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A dense crowd fills a street during a procession, with red and orange flags and many saffron-clad sadhus. At centre, a man in a red turban and orange garments sits on an ornate gold palanquin with a gold canopy and tall gold finial, decorated with pink, white and yellow flowers and marigold garlands; he raises one hand in blessing. A uniformed police officer with a rifle walks in front of a green tractor-drawn cart, and a driver sits at its wheel. On the left, a sadhu with matted hair and an ash-smeared body is raised on a bamboo frame among the crowd. Banners and flags hang overhead, and a large decorated flower-covered structure stands in the background.

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May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21Dense crowd at a Kumbh Mela procession in an outdoor street lined with tents, banners and trees. A golden ornate palanquin decorated with flower garlands and red-and-white fabric is carried through the crowd. Seated on it is a figure in red, and an attendant in orange robes stands beside it. Bare-chested men with ash-smeared bodies in white loincloths fill the left side behind yellow metal barricades. Red flags and a green umbrella are visible, and police in khaki uniforms and yellow-vested volunteers keep order. The palanquin figure's face and identity are not established by the scene, so no identification is made.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21Photograph of a dense street procession at a Kumbh Mela-style festival. A man in a crimson-and-orange turban and ornate garlands sits on an ornate gold palanquin-style throne with a golden canopy and fringed multicoloured awning, raising one arm while people in saffron and orange clothes walk alongside. Red flags and saffron flags line the crowd. A naked ascetic with matted hair and body ash stands on the left, and a uniformed police officer with a rifle walks beside the cart. Flower garlands and marigolds decorate the chariot, and a hoarding with Hindi text and a portrait stands behind the crowd.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21