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A crowded street procession during a religious parade. Two sadhus with long matted hair and white-painted bodies ride white horses decorated with garlands and red ribbons, one holding a raised arm. Behind them, a robed figure rides in an ornate carriage under an umbrella, surrounded by saffron-clad devotees and yellow-capped police officers in khaki uniforms with batons. Many people raise hands or phones to film, and saffron and red flags fly along the route beside metal crowd barriers.

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May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A dense outdoor crowd at a Kumbh-style procession route crowded behind yellow metal barricades. Bare-chested sadhus with long matted hair and ash-smeared bodies wear saffron and orange cloths, and several raise both hands. Two white horses draped with red pompoms and beaded harnesses carry sadhus; one rider has long grey hair and a beard, and another with loose matted locks sits at the right. Uniformed police in khaki and a peaked cap stand among the crowd, a red flag and orange banners flutter overhead, and a tall orange-and-white pole decorated with flowers rises at right.2016-05-09A large dense crowd fills a road during a procession, many people raising hands and holding orange and red flags on poles. A bare-chested sadhu with white-painted body and long grey beard sits on a decorated cart or chariot, raising one arm, with flower garlands. Behind him people in orange and saffron clothing stand on a raised platform beneath a red umbrella. Uniformed police officers in khaki and blue caps and a man in a pink shirt holding a camera move through the crowd in the foreground. Banners with Hindi text hang overhead.2016-05-09Dense crowd at a Kumbh Mela procession in an outdoor street lined with tents, banners and trees. A golden ornate palanquin decorated with flower garlands and red-and-white fabric is carried through the crowd. Seated on it is a figure in red, and an attendant in orange robes stands beside it. Bare-chested men with ash-smeared bodies in white loincloths fill the left side behind yellow metal barricades. Red flags and a green umbrella are visible, and police in khaki uniforms and yellow-vested volunteers keep order. The palanquin figure's face and identity are not established by the scene, so no identification is made.2016-05-21A dense crowd at an outdoor procession route, with many people raising their arms and hands upward. Several sadhus with long matted hair and bare chests stand near white horses decorated with red pompoms and flower garlands. Men in saffron and orange cloths and marigold garlands fill the foreground, while uniformed police in khaki shirts and caps stand among them. Orange and red flags fly overhead, and a palanquin-style canopy appears in the background. Yellow barricades line the route, with shops and a signboard behind.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22A dense crowd fills a city street during a procession. At the centre, a gold-decorated ratha/palanquin carries a seated figure in an orange robe beneath an ornate golden canopy garlanded with flowers; attendants in white stand around it and a figure in orange and white stands beside. Red and orange flags fly and large green umbrellas shade the procession. Many people along the barricades wear grey ash or are smeared with it, and banners and tents line the road under flowering trees.2016-05-21A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town. A decorated ratha or palanquin carries a seated figure under an orange and blue canopy hung with tassels, its sides wrapped in garlands of marigolds. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a shoulder bag stands on the cart, one hand raised. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a rope. Uniformed police officers with caps line the route, and red flags with saffron emblems flutter overhead. Many devotees press in from the foreground, some raising hands in greeting, others in white or pastel shirts. Shopfronts and power lines frame the street.2016-04-18A dense crowd of sadhus and devotees surges through a street at a Kumbh Mela procession, many with ash-smeared white bodies and long matted hair. A man with long dark hair and an orange robe stands centre with a bearded elder beside him in an orange-and-saffron robe, orange knitted cap and marigold garland. Uniformed police officers in khaki and olive caps hold the crowd back, and several sadhus raise long ceremonial staffs and tridents. Marigold garlands hang from a vehicle at left, and a painted backdrop with a large red figure and string lights frames the scene.2016-05-21A procession scene with a sadhu riding a white horse at the centre, his body smeared with grey ash, long matted hair wrapped in a dark cloth, a white beard, and his right arm raised in blessing. Around him a dense crowd of men raise their hands, many bare-chested or in orange and white clothing, and some with painted faces. Behind them, saffron-robed sadhus stand on a decorated float with green and white garlands, white flower clusters and a canopy. Tall saffron and red flags with Om symbols and a yellow banner with Hindi lettering rise above the crowd. Some onlookers hold their palms together in greeting, and a child in a colourful shirt watches from the lower right.2016-05-09