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Dense outdoor festival procession at dusk along a crowded street lined with tents and banners. In the centre, an ornate golden palanquin carrying a seated figure in saffron-coloured robes is raised high under a striped canopy. Many people in white dhotis and saffron or orange garments walk around it, some holding red flags, and large yellow, green, and red parasols with fringed edges shade the crowd. Sadhus with shaved heads and orange robes move among onlookers, and uniformed personnel in camouflage stand at the right edge. A pink entrance gate on the left shows a portrait of a bearded saint in orange. Mixed crowds of devotees fill the road.

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April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A dense crowd fills a festival street during a procession at the Kumbh Mela. Colourful umbrellas in green, blue, red, pink and yellow shade the scene. At upper left, a golden ornate palanquin carries a seated figure in orange-red attire, flanked by attendants in saffron and white. Many devotees wear white dhotis, orange and saffron shawls, and some are bare-chested. Uniformed police officers in khaki and a traffic officer in a high-visibility orange vest manage the crowd. A banner in the centre reads Sri Vishwamata, and tall orange flags rise above the crowd beside decorated carts and tents.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A dense outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela camp, with a large crowd of devotees filling the lane between tents and banners. Many men wear white dhotis and saffron or orange cloth, and some hold red flags. Colourful umbrellas in yellow, green, red and blue shade the procession. At the centre, a golden palanquin carries a seated figure in orange robes among attendants, beneath a striped canopy. A banner reads Sri Sri Chitrapuram. Uniformed security personnel in camouflage stand along the route, and a banner with yellow lettering runs across the frame.2016-04-22Dense outdoor procession at Kumbh Mela with a crowd of saffron-robed sadhus, white-clad devotees and onlookers filling a road. Above the crowd, multicoloured and green, yellow, red and blue ceremonial umbrellas are held aloft. On the left, a golden ornate palanquin or ratha carries a seated deity murti surrounded by garlands and floral decoration. Uniformed police and security personnel in khaki stand along the barricades on the right. Red flags and saffron banners mark the route, and a large painted banner on the right shows three portraits. Tents and trees form the background under an overcast sky.2016-04-22A dense outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela camp at dusk, with a large crowd of devotees and sadhus filling a dusty road. Many colourful umbrellas in yellow, green, red, blue and magenta with fringed edges rise above the crowd. In the centre, an ornate gold-decorated float carries seated saints in saffron, with a red-and-gold canopy overhead. Men in white dhotis and bare-chested sadhus in orange and saffron walk among the crowd, some holding red flags. Along the right, uniformed security personnel in camouflage stand watch. Tents, banners and flags line the background under trees.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22