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A large outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event moves along a barricaded road lined with yellow metal crowd barriers. Saints and sadhus in saffron and orange robes walk at the front, several wearing marigold garlands and carrying staffs, with one bearded sadhu in a red-orange cloth holding a staff at centre. Men in white kurtas and turbans walk among them, and uniformed police in khaki stand along the barrier. Red and gold ceremonial flags and tall banners flutter on the left. Banners overhead show a portrait of a bearded saint in white and text for a Sinhastha Kumbh satsang and bhandara. Power lines and a temple-style structure appear in the background.

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A procession of sadhus and devotees walks along a street at a Kumbh fair, with large red and gold ceremonial banners and flags raised on poles on the left. A red banner held by men reads Shri Panchayati Akhada Baya Udaseen Birwa, Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2016. Among the walkers, a bearded sadhu in a red and saffron robe with a red turban stands at the centre, other sadhus wear saffron and orange robes and garlands, and a police officer in khaki uniform walks nearby. Behind them are hoardings and banners, including one for a Virat Sukhad Satsang and Vishal Bhandara from 22 April to 21 May, showing a portrait of an older bearded saint in white. A yellow barrier lines the left edge.2016-05-09 +1 copiesMay 09th 20162016-05-09A large crowd of devotees and sadhus fills a festival road at a Kumbh Mela camp, many with palms pressed together in greeting. In the foreground, uniformed police officers in dark caps and khaki stand beside a yellow metal barrier. A central banner carried by a man in an orange shirt reads a Hindi-script sangat name over a painted portrait of a seated saint, with a second image of a saint at right. Many men wear saffron and orange robes, pink and orange turbans, and white dhotis, and one bare-chested sadhu stands in the middle with hands folded. Orange-and-white gates and tents rise in the background under a clear sky.2016-05-09A large outdoor procession moves along a dusty road lined with yellow metal crowd barriers. Saffron-robed sadhus and devotees in orange and red walk and ride on ornate decorated palanquins and chariots, many draped with marigold garlands and topped with umbrellas. Crowds of spectators stand behind the barriers, and red and orange flags fly along the route. Tents and a few trees line the background under a hazy sky.2016-05-09Dense crowd at a Kumbh Mela procession in Ujjain, shot from behind a large red cloth banner edged with gold trim at the left. Many devotees, women in saris and headscarves, and uniformed police in khaki and dark caps push forward between yellow barricades. A bald priest in white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body stands near the bottom, holding a red cloth. A monk in saffron/orange robes with an orange lanyard stands among the police. Behind them, a red banner reads a Virat Sadbhavana Sammelan, with tents and signs beyond. Several people hold up mobile phones to take photos.2016-04-22 +1 copiesApril 22 20162016-04-22A large crowd of devotees fills a roadside lane at a Kumbh Mela site, many raising their hands in greeting or devotion. Many men wear saffron and orange turbans and clothing, and several carry rudraksha-style beads. Police in dark uniforms with caps stand behind a yellow metal barrier in the foreground, one wearing sunglasses and a blue-capped man in a light blue shirt with an ID lanyard is among them. A large saffron banner held aloft reads a Hindi and English message about the Shri Panchayati Akhada Naya Udasin event at the Simhastha Kumbh Mela, with a painted portrait of a saint. Saffron gateways, flags and tents line the background.2016-05-09A large photograph of a dense procession moving along a road at a Kumbh Mela-style festival site, with a crowd of devotees on both sides and a golden decorated ratha or palanquin at the centre-top. Many marchers carry red flags and wear white or saffron robes with red shawls. A man in a red garment carries a large framed image on a pole. Yellow metal barricades line the left side of the road, and tents, banners and a water tanker are visible in the background. Roughly a hundred people are visible.2016-05-21A dense crowd of devotees and Naga sadhus at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with many ash-smeared, bare-chested ascetics raising tridents and staffs. A blue sign reads Shri Panchayati Nirvani Akhara, and a yellow arch beside it reads Akhil Bharatiya Sinhastha Samiti. Orange-robed sadhus and white-clad men stand behind yellow metal barriers, some holding decorated staffs with flowers and cloth. Tents, bunting and lights fill the background.2016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09May 21 20162016-05-21A dense outdoor procession moves down a dusty road lined with stalls, tents and tall trees under bright daylight. Many men in white dhotis and bare-chested or with white shawls walk with red and orange sashes and rudraksha-style beads, several carrying red flags. Women in cream and white saris with red borders walk among them, one holding a brass plate. Brightly coloured umbrellas, one in rainbow stripes and one in green, shade a section of the procession. Behind a yellow metal barrier, a tall orange-draped float or chariot with a dark structure stands beside a sign reading Panchayati Akhara Shri Niranjani. Large brass ceremonial umbrellas appear at the right edge.2016-05-09