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A 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.

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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.2016-04-24Night 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.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Night photograph of a dense crowd at a riverside festival, lit by a bright stage light. Umbrellas in red, yellow, green and pink with sparkling trim rise above the throng. A man in a yellow kurta and a man in white kurta stand at left and centre, and a sannyasi in orange robes with a tall orange-saffron turban and a rudraksha-style mala is pressed through the crowd with devotees around him. Several people in orange and white clothing reach toward him. Behind them an illuminated decorated ratha or palanquin with gold-tinted ornaments and lit banners is visible, with more devotees and distant lights of a temple in the background.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.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24