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Crowded outdoor scene at a pink gateway decorated with a painted banner and two large welcome panels reading 'Swagat Vandan Abhinandan' with painted sadhus. Dense crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes, many with red and orange turbans and white beards, walks through the gate beneath red flags. A bare-chested sadhu in a red head cloth and orange garment stands in the foreground beside a man in a striped polo shirt and a woman in orange sari-style dress. Uniformed police officers in dark caps stand at the right edge. Several people hold up phones to record. A few sadhus carry ceremonial standards and a bright yellow umbrella is raised above the procession.

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April 22 20162016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21A large crowd gathers at an ornate pink gateway decorated with lights and orange flags during an evening procession at a Kumbh Mela area. A banner above the arch reads "Shri Panchayati Akhara Maha Nirvani" and shows deity imagery. Flanking blue banners read "Swagat Vandan Abhinandan" and show saffron-robed sadhus. In the foreground, a bald man in white robes and a woman in yellow sari walk with others, including a man in yellow shirt and police officers in khaki uniforms with lanyards. Many men wear orange and saffron robes and turbans. Orange flags and a decorated vehicle appear beyond the gate.2016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22May 09th 20162016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22Dense crowd at dusk moving through a pink-and-white decorated gateway with string lights at a Kumbh Mela event. Saddhus in saffron and orange robes and turbans fill the street, while uniformed police in khaki and green-vest volunteers manage the crowd. Behind the gate a decorated palanquin or vehicle with garlands and orange flags is carried forward. Large blue banners flank the arch showing painted sadhus in red and orange robes with headdresses, and a backdrop shows Shiva-style painted imagery. Orange and yellow flags flutter above the arch.2016-05-21Photograph of a large outdoor procession at a pink gateway decorated with a painted banner of deities and the words Sri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani Ujjain (readable on the arch). Many people in white dhotis and orange or saffron cloths walk among red flags held aloft and umbrellas in purple and red. A crowd of spectators in everyday clothes presses around them, with a camera operator filming in the foreground and police in khaki uniforms lining the route. Red and orange flags and banners fill the frame.2016-05-21A large crowd of devotees and sadhus gathers at an ornate pink-and-orange temple-style gateway with a spire, its arch reading a welcome banner. Many people wear saffron and orange robes, while others wear white and kurta-style clothing. Uniformed police in khaki and camouflage-clad personnel hold back the throng near a metal barrier. Red and orange flags fly and a truck on the right carries people and decorated umbrellas. A large blue banner on the gate shows deity imagery, and a yellow banner in front bears printed text. Trees and clear sky frame the scene.2016-04-22A large crowd presses through a decorated archway at an outdoor event, with police in khaki uniforms holding back the throng using long bamboo poles and barricades. The gateway is draped in pink and lit with strings of lights, with two large banners flanking it reading welcome and felicitation, showing painted figures in red and orange robes. Many devotees wear saffron and orange clothing, with some white-clad men and women in colourful saris and salwars. Red flags fly on poles in the background, and a raised platform with people is visible at the left. The scene is dusky and busy, with people pushing forward toward the entrance.2016-05-21A photograph of a dense procession moving through a crowded street at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering, with a large crowd lining both sides and many holding up phones to photograph. At the front, a group of sadhus and devotees in white dhotis, orange and saffron robes, and red shawls walk alongside red flags on poles. Behind them a decorated palanquin or ratha canopy with red and gold ornamentation and umbrellas is visible. Behind the gate, blue banners read welcome messages and show a figure in red robes. Trees and pink shrine structures frame the background. The crowd numbers in the many hundreds.2016-05-21