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A photograph of a dense procession on a city street during a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. In the centre, a richly decorated golden palanquin with a gilded canopy and flower garlands carries a seated figure in saffron and orange robes, flanked by attendants in orange cloth. Red and orange flags rise above the crowd. On the left, many devotees smeared with grey ash crowd behind yellow metal barricades. Green and gold ceremonial umbrellas shade the procession, and uniformed police and volunteers in yellow vests line the route. Red flowering trees and roadside banners frame the scene.

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A 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.2016-05-21Photo of a dense crowd at a Kumbh Mela procession. A raised golden palanquin-style platform, decorated with flower garlands and a gilded canopy, carries a seated figure in red and gold robes wearing a red headdress. Beside the platform, an attendant in orange cloth stands. Crowds of mostly white-clad devotees and many ash-smeared sadhus with bare upper bodies press behind golden metal barricades. Red and orange flags rise above the throng, and a green patterned umbrella is held in the foreground. Uniformed police officers and volunteers in yellow vests keep order. Vendor stalls and banners line the street.2016-05-21A dense crowd fills a street during a procession. On the right, an ornate golden palanquin or ratha carries a decorated figure seated on a golden seat, with garlands of marigolds and flowers. Attendants in white and saffron stand around it, and a man in orange clothing stands on the right. Many people wear white, orange and saffron, and some are covered in grey-white ash. Red and saffron flags are carried above the crowd, a large green patterned umbrella shades the front, and police in khaki uniforms walk among the people behind a metal barricade. Orange and red flags and banners line the street.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21Dense 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 fills a street during a procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. In the centre, a richly decorated golden palanquin with a gilded canopy and floral garlands is carried forward; a seated figure in orange and red garments with a red headdress sits on it, and attendants in white stand around. Many ascetics with bare, ash-smeared bodies and long matted hair walk in the crowd, some carrying tridents. Red flags and a green-and-gold umbrella are visible, and a large golden barrier fence lines the road. Banners and posters with portrait images hang from stalls on the left.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A dense procession crowd moves along a barricaded street in an Indian city, lined with orange and red saffron flags. At centre, a gilded golden palanquin or ratha carries a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers, with a golden canopy above and offerings in front. A man in an orange-saffron garment stands near the palanquin and a man in white dhoti and shirt guides the moving platform. Many devotees in white, some in saffron, press against the barriers, while police in khaki and yellow-vested volunteers manage the route. Several sadhus at left are covered in grey ash, and green and gold umbrellas shade the lower foreground. Red and yellow flags and small banners fill the scene. The procession is a ratha/palanquin procession with dense devotee participation.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21Dense crowd procession photographed from above along a barricaded street. At centre, a golden ratha-style palanquin topped with a gilded kalasha and a glittering sunburst canopy carries a seated figure in orange and a deity murti, surrounded by garlands and flowers. Bearers in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, and a man in orange stands on the platform. Red flags and two green-and-gold ceremonial umbrellas surround the procession. On the left, a crowd of ash-smeared sadhus with raised arms presses behind yellow metal barricades. Police in khaki and volunteers in reflective vests keep order. Banners and orange flags decorate the street, and a green tarpaulin structure stands at the left edge.2016-05-21Dense crowd of devotees at a large outdoor procession in Ujjain. In the centre-right, a richly decorated golden palanquin with floral garlands and a gold canopy carries a seated figure in red and gold robes, attended by an attendant in orange cloth beside him. Shirtless, ash-smeared sadhus with wet hair and bare torsos fill the left, one climbing a metal barrier. Red flags with saffron pennants, a green umbrella, police officers in khaki and volunteers in yellow vests line the street, with banners and a flowering tree overhead.2016-05-21