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Night photograph of a dense crowd pressing around a golden tiered palanquin on a riverside ghat at Ujjain. Umbrellas with yellow and orange canopies are held overhead. A man in a saffron turban and saffron clothing stands near the palanquin with bare hands raised, and uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps hold back the crowd. Devotees in orange, white and pink clothing reach forward, many holding up phones. Illuminated temple structures and a lit-up water body with fountains appear in the background.

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Night procession at a riverside ghat with a dense crowd pressing forward. A saffron-clad sannyasi wearing an orange turban and rudraksha malas stands at the centre, surrounded by devotees and police in khaki uniform. Behind them a large golden multi-tiered palanquin or ratha is carried by bare-chested men, and a tall orange ceremonial umbrella rises above the crowd. Many people hold up mobile phones to photograph the scene. Lit stage structures and coloured lights glow on the water behind the throng of onlookers. a person: the central figure in orange robes and turban, with rudraksha malas, appears to be the honoured sannyasi at the Kumbh Mela procession.2016-04-24 +1 copiesNight procession at a riverbank crowded with devotees. A large golden canopy structure with a tiered gold top, decorated with gold ornaments, is carried above the crowd. Several yellow and pink umbrellas with beaded fringes are raised. A uniformed police officer in khaki and a peaked cap pushes through the crowd, and several men in white and saffron-coloured clothing press forward. Water reflects coloured lights and illuminated trees line the bank in the background.2016-04-24Night procession at a riverside ghat with a dense crowd pressing around a golden tiered canopy, a gilded ornate structure carried on poles. Several large yellow, green, red and pink ceremonial umbrellas rise above the crowd, which includes men in white kurtas, saffron-coloured turbans and orange shawls, women in saris and shawls, and uniformed police officers in khaki and navy caps guiding the throng. Many devotees reach upward with raised hands and folded palms. Illuminated lights and a dark water surface lie behind, with colourful lit structures along the far bank. A specific candidate for the central figure cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no identity is asserted.2016-04-24Night photograph at a riverside ghat during the Ujjain Kumbh event. A large crowd presses around a golden ornate palanquin or throne-like canopy topped by a gilded kalasha-style finial, carried or guided through the throng. Several large umbrellas in yellow, red, green and pink shelter the scene. Men in white kurtas and a uniformed police officer in khaki and cap manage the crowd; a woman in a yellow-gold shawl stands near the palanquin. Devotees hold up phones and raised hands. Bright floodlights and reflections on water illuminate the background, with lit structures along the bank.2016-04-24A dense night crowd presses around a golden palanquin-style deity or shrine at a riverside ghat during a Kumbh Mela event. Yellow and orange ceremonial umbrellas shade the scene, and a long red-and-orange pole or flag rises at left. Several uniformed police officers in khaki and navy caps push through the crowd near the center. A bald man in an orange-saffron shawl with a rudraksha-style necklace stands among devotees, and a man in a white turban is at right. Many hands raise mobile phones to record. Floodlights and green lighting illuminate the river and distant temple buildings behind the throng.2016-04-24Night procession at a riverside ghat with a dense crowd pressing forward. A large golden ratha-style palanquin with a tiered, ornamented canopy dominates the right side, carried on poles by people in orange and white clothing. Yellow and red decorated umbrellas are held overhead. A trident-shaped staff with a brass finial is raised in the foreground. Many devotees hold up phones to photograph. Bright stage lights and green lighting illuminate illuminated buildings and dark river water behind the crowd. People in red, pink and orange saris and kurtas are visible, with a man in a pink shirt holding a brass lamp near the front.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Outdoor riverside scene at dusk beside a water body with fountains, where a crowd presses around a small ornate golden canopy shrine on a platform. The gilded tiered structure is topped by a finial and set beneath two large yellow-orange parasols with mirrored tassels. Many devotees in orange and saffron clothing and white garments surround it, several photographing with phones. Men in orange and yellow dhotis stand at the right edge near the water steps, and a drum rests at the right. Distant red and white structures and illuminated lights appear across the water. The mood is busy, with the crowd tightly packed around the central golden canopy.2016-04-24Evening procession at a riverside ghat with a large crowd of devotees. In the foreground, a man in an orange-red turban and orange-saffron shawl with a beaded garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste, next to a man in white with a pink-red cloth over his shoulder. Behind them, men in white dhotis and saffron garments carry tall yellow and orange ceremonial umbrellas and a golden canopy-like parasol, while red and orange flags wave above the crowd. Lamps and lights glow along the water's edge, with temple shrines and colourful tents visible behind the ghat.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Crowded outdoor scene at a riverside ghat at dusk, with a large crowd pressing around a golden ornate canopy structure topped with a finial and hanging heart-shaped and leaf ornaments. Several saffron-robed sannyasis, some with turbans and rudraksha malas, move among devotees. A man in a pink shirt and a man in orange stand near the center. Yellow and multicoloured decorated umbrellas frame the scene, and a water body with fountains and a temple-like building lies in the background. Some people wear white and yellow clothing; many faces are partially visible and blurred by motion.2016-04-24