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A dense crowd fills an open outdoor area during a festival procession. At the centre, a decorated ornate palanquin or ratha with a multicoloured canopy and garlanded columns is carried forward, with a figure seated on it wearing orange-red garments. Many devotees surround it, some bare-chested in white dhotis, others in saffron and orange tones, and several women wear green spiky crowns and carry small American flags. Tall red and orange flags on poles rise above the crowd, and orange umbrellas and decorated parasols line the right side. A peach-coloured building and trees sit in the background under bright sky.

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January 01 20122012-01-01May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Photograph of a dense crowd at a Kumbh Mela procession. At center, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, a matching orange-and-gold turban, and orange beaded necklaces sits on an ornate gold throne-like palanquin decorated with carved gold figures. Attendants in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees with rudraksha-style beads stand and sit around the platform, some holding red and saffron flags and decorative umbrellas. Crowds of devotees with raised hands and phones press in on both sides of the street, and striped and colourful umbrellas line the route under trees. The seated figure shows distinctive saffron robes, orange turban and beaded necklaces, which is a probable appearance-based match to a person on a procession palanquin.2016-04-22January 01 20122012-01-01A large procession moves down a wide tree-lined street, with many red flags held aloft by marchers in white dhotis and red-and-white garments. A golden ornate palanquin or ratha is visible in the distance, shaded by a yellow floral umbrella carried in the foreground. Crowds of spectators line the roadside on the right, many raising phones. Roadside stalls and a red signboard appear on the right, and a metal barrier runs along the left edge.2016-05-21A festival procession in an open ground, with a gilded ceremonial palanquin-style vehicle (ratha) topped by a golden canopy and hung with hanging bells, marigold and tassel garlands in red, green and pink. A figure in orange and red garments and a dark headdress stands on the vehicle, which has a red-and-gold umbrella-like canopy. Crowds of devotees in white, orange and yellow saris and white kurtas surround it, many raising red-orange flags bearing a dark emblem. Behind them stand a red-orange building with a green roof and a distant hill. The scene conveys a procession with flag-bearing devotees.2010-12-20April 22 20162016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18