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Outdoor procession scene with several women in devotional dress. A woman in a white blouse and saffron-orange shawl, wearing glasses and a red-and-white sash, holds up a red flag printed with a portrait of a figure in an orange turban and saffron clothing. Beside her, another woman in a white dress and orange sash raises her hands, while a woman in an orange-brown sari with a long gold beaded necklace and dark braided hair stands at right. A red-draped stall and a red palanquin-style canopy with gold trim appear in the background. Several other women and a child in yellow pants are partly visible at the edges.

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A festive procession on a tree-lined road. In the foreground a smiling woman in a rust-red sari with gold border wears a long gold bead garland and white forehead markings. Behind her, devotees in white and rust-red dress carry red flags and walk beside a red ceremonial umbrella. A man in a red turban and women in white saris with red borders and beaded garlands walk among the crowd, with bright sunlight and trees overhead.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesA large festival procession moves along a street under bright sunshine, with many women in white and cream garments bordered in red, several wearing red shawls and wide white-and-red sashes. Some have vertical white marks on their foreheads and gold necklaces, and a woman in front raises her arm while dancing. Red flags on tall poles and yellow and green ceremonial umbrellas rise above the crowd, and yellow metal barricades line the route. Spectators stand behind the barriers under trees.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22May 09th 20162016-05-09September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesMay 21 20162016-05-21September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesA dense crowd procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with many men and some women in white dhotis and saffron-orange garments and red-orange shawls, many holding large red flags with painted figures. A blue canopy with gold trim and tassels rises above the crowd on the right, and a golden barricade lines the route. Many participants wear red-orange sashes and rudraksha or bead necklaces, and several are raising their arms or chanting amid the press of bodies. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific leader in this view, and no one is confidently identified as a person.2016-04-22September 13 20152015-09-13Outdoor procession on a sunny day at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering with yellow barriers and trees behind. A woman with light hair wears an orange saffron sari and a long rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, raising her hands in front of a red flag bearing a garland-draped portrait. Around her, women in white saris with gold-bordered red shawls walk in the procession, some holding long staffs and one holding a yellow umbrella at right. A roadside hoarding in red shows a painted group of figures.2016-04-22