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Dense 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.

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A 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 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.2016-04-22A dense crowd fills a street during the Ujjain Kumbh Mela procession. Ornate ratha-style palanquins with gold and red decorations and colourful umbrellas in green, pink, red and blue lead the procession. Many saffron-robed sadhus and devotees in white dhotis walk among the crowd, some holding saffron flags with a figure printed on them. A large red flag with an orange portrait is held in the foreground. Uniformed police and security personnel stand near the barricades. A painted banner on the right shows two portraits within decorative borders. The scene is a street procession with pilgrims and sadhus, and no individual can be confidently identified as a person.2016-04-22A 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.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A dense crowd fills a busy street during the Shahi Snan procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with many people in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis. Colourful umbrellas in red, green, yellow and orange shade a golden ornate palanquin on the left, carried by devotees, with a deity murti visible within it. Armed police and uniformed security in camouflage and khaki line the procession. Flags, saffron banners and a large yellow board showing two portraits stand along the route beside tents and stalls, with a red banner in Hindi above the crowd. A blue-and-white vehicle appears at the right edge. Overhead trees and lamp posts frame the scene under a pale evening sky.2016-04-22A dense outdoor procession on a wide road at a Kumbh Mela camp, with many devotees and crowds packed along both sides. Multicoloured umbrellas in yellow, red, green, pink and maroon with fringed edges shade the walkers. Saffron-robed sadhus and white-clad devotees carry red flags. At centre, an ornate golden palanquin with a striped canopy carries a seated saffron-robed figure, with bearers in orange and white around it. Tents, banners and stalls line the route, and police officers in uniform stand near the crowd on the right.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22