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A dense outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style festival on a dusty road lined with trees. In the foreground, many devotees in orange and saffron robes and white clothing crowd around, with a man in a white shirt and a tractor driver in the centre. A decorated float covered in flower garlands carries a red and gold canopy, with robed sadhus in orange standing on it, one with a long white beard and orange turban. Other sadhus in saffron wave red flags, and multicoloured and yellow umbrellas are raised over the crowd. Caged animals or a cage-like structure sit at the left edge, and uniformed police officers stand near the right side among the throng.

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April 22 20162016-04-22A street procession moves along a dusty road lined with parked vehicles and roadside shops. At the centre, a decorated palanquin (palaki) with a golden finial and a tall kalasha-like top is draped with white and multicoloured flower garlands and strings of marigolds. Two figures sit on the palanquin, one in orange robes and a saffron head wrap, the other in orange with garlands. A man in orange robes stands at the front holding a golden staff, and a man in orange stands at the rear. Multicoloured umbrellas with blue and gold motifs shade the palanquin. Around it, many men and women in white shirts and saffron scarves and sashes walk with orange flags, some carrying placards. Men in khaki uniforms with orange badges walk among them. Spectators stand along the roadside, and a tractor and a white van are visible at the edges.2010-07-24 +1 copiesMay 21 20162016-05-21April 18 20162016-04-18February 10 20132013-02-10April 22 20162016-04-22A large crowd fills a dusty road at a Kumbh Mela procession, with many saffron-clad sadhus and white-clad devotees. In the centre a golden palanquin carries a seated figure in orange robes and a golden canopy, with a red and yellow umbrella above. Several white horses carry naked and saffron-robed sadhus, and red flags wave among the crowd. A pink banner shows a figure in red against painted scenes. Tents and white flags line the background, and police in khaki stand near yellow barriers.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A large street procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. A richly decorated golden palanquin with a canopy of flowers and a gilded top is carried through a dense crowd; a seated figure in orange and gold sits on the platform. Many devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange robes, with rudraksha malas, walk alongside. Red flags on poles and multicoloured umbrellas fill the scene, and uniformed police officers line the route. Tents and banners stand along the street. Two people in the foreground carry red flags while smiling at the camera.2016-05-21A festive procession at a Kumbh Mela camp gate topped by a pink arch with a blue banner reading a Hindi inscription. A flower-decorated float with a white cloth and a red-and-gold umbrella carries figures in saffron robes. A blue tractor pulls the float, with a driver and passengers in the foreground. Saffron-robed sadhus, a white-shirted volunteer in a yellow vest, and uniformed police line the crowd. A red banner with a portrait of a robed figure hangs at right. Dense crowds, saffron flags and tents fill the background.2016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21