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A large procession moves through a dusty outdoor ground during a Kumbh Mela event, with many red flags held aloft and colourful umbrellas in green, pink, yellow and multicolour carried over the crowd. A woman with short grey hair in white clothes and an orange shawl walks near the centre, a cameraman with a shoulder-mounted camera films nearby, and a man in a white dhoti and orange shawl raises a fist. Police and security personnel in camouflage and khaki uniforms stand at the right edge, and a decorated temple tower with yellow and pink ornaments rises in the background beside a banner with Hindi text.

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April 22 20162016-04-22May 09th 20162016-05-09Outdoor procession at a crowded religious gathering, with many devotees carrying red flags and green and blue decorated umbrellas on poles. Several people in white dhotis and white kurtas wear red or maroon shoulder sashes, and some carry red banners. A bald man in white with a rudraksha mala and a woman in white with red sash walk near the front. Robed sadhus in orange stand at the right edge beside police in khaki uniform, with a shrine and painted images behind the crowd and dusty ground underfoot.2016-05-21A large outdoor procession moves through a dense crowd at a Kumbh Mela site. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris, many with red and orange shawls, walk past a pink gateway topped with a painted banner and a red-and-orange flag. Several people carry red flags and a purple parasol and yellow umbrellas are raised above a central group. Men in saffron and orange robes and police in khaki uniforms line the route. Photographers and a video camera operator film from the foreground, and volunteers in yellow safety vests manage the crowd. A hoarding with a portrait and text stands at left. Many dozens of people are visible.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela camp entrance arch in Ujjain, with a pink gateway topped by a blue banner. Many white-robed participants in white dhoti and shawl with red and orange sashes carry large red flags and purple and red umbrellas. A cameraman with a shoulder camera and a man in a red-and-white checked shirt photographing with a phone stand among dense crowds of onlookers in mixed clothing. Police in khaki uniforms and a yellow safety vest line the route, and a man in a saffron robe walks at the back. Banners and tents are visible in the background.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21Outdoor procession passing under a pink gateway with a painted banner reading Swagat Vandan Abhinandan (welcome, felicitation). Many people in white dhotis and sarees carry tall red flags on poles, and several decorative umbrellas in purple, red and green are raised. Saffron-robed sadhus walk near the right side, with a bearded man in a white robe and an older man with white hair among them. Uniformed police and security personnel line the route behind a dense crowd, and tents and a banner stand in the background.2016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09A procession moves through a street lined with crowds, led by people in white dhotis and shawls with red and saffron stoles. Many carry tall red flags on poles, and several colourful umbrellas (yellow, blue, green) are held above the group. A man in the foreground holds a red-bordered banner reading in part Nithyananda Sangh, and a Slovak flag is also carried. Uniformed police stand along the route on the right. Behind the gate, large painted banners show a turbaned figure with a welcome and felicitation message. Many onlookers and photographers surround the group.2016-05-21A 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 18 20162016-04-18