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Crowded outdoor procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela with dense devotees. A sadhu with grey matted hair and ash-smeared body wears a marigold garland at centre. Nearby a man in saffron and orange robes raises a smartphone while gesturing, and a sadhu with long dreadlocks and a rudraksha mala wears orange clothing and sunglasses. Red and orange flags, a blue pole, a yellow metal barrier and a man in a white vest and saffron shawl are visible. The figures are standing or moving in the crowd.

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A dense crowd of devotees fills a riverside ghat during a Kumbh-style shahi snan procession. Many sadhus stand bare-chested with ash-smeared faces and long matted hair, wearing marigold garlands and necklaces. Orange and red flags on tall poles rise above the crowd, and numerous people wear orange or saffron clothing and hold up raised hands and phones. A man in a saffron turban and gold beaded necklace raises a staff near the centre right. The scene is packed with people pressing forward, making the crowd numerous.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09April 24 20162016-04-24May 09th 20162016-05-09Dense crowd of sadhus and devotees in a procession with many saffron-orange flags on tall poles. In the centre, a sadhu with smeared ash and a marigold garland stands among people in white and orange robes, while police officers in khaki and dark caps line the crowd. Several men raise hands in the air, and a long-haired sadhu with dreadlocks wears an orange robe and mala beads. Marigold and yellow garlands hang along the edges of the frame, and a red flag appears at upper right.2016-05-09Night procession of many sadhus and devotees moving down a lit street at a Kumbh Mela. Foreground figures carry tall red flags with gold trim, and several golden and red decorated parasols are raised above the crowd. Many men wear saffron and orange robes, some bare-chested with white dhoti cloth and red sashes, and some have white and red sectarian markings on their faces. A few elderly bearded sadhus in orange, one with a rudraksha mala, lead the group, and a white-shirted man stands at centre. At upper right a large garlanded portrait with green and red floral garlands is carried on a pole above the crowd. Strings of lights and buildings line the background.2016-04-22February 12 20132013-02-12May 09th 20162016-05-09A crowded nighttime procession scene with a central man in an orange-and-saffron turban, orange garland of marigolds and white flowers, and a rudraksha-style necklace, smiling and raising a hand in greeting. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and orange cloths press close; a bare-chested man with a tonsured head and beads stands nearby, and a man in an orange shawl. Many people hold cameras and phones. Orange flags and a silver ceremonial staff with a crescent-topped finial rise behind. A tall figure in orange and a dreadlocked sadhu with bundled hair are in the foreground. Marigold garlands lie on a green-covered platform at left. The background shows a painted deity image on a wall. a person: the central saffron-turbaned man with flower garlands, rudraksha necklace and ornate gold-toned chain is an appearance-based candidate.2013-02-12May 07 20162016-05-07April 24 20162016-04-24Dense street procession with devotees pressing forward and reaching out their hands toward a central figure. In the centre, a man with a short beard and a thick white forehead mark wears a red-brown robe and a long multicoloured flower garland of yellow, white and purple blooms, with rudraksha beads around his neck. Beside him a bearded man in a white dhoti and a sannyasi in orange cloth with a white-marked face press close. Behind them, ceremonial parasols in orange, yellow and pink stand above golden trident standards, and a cameraman in orange cloth films from the back. Several people hold up their hands in greeting or to touch the procession. The setting is an open outdoor street with trees behind.2018-01-16