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Night procession in a dense crowd at a riverside ghat in Ujjain, lit by street lamps and a green light. Several large yellow and orange ceremonial umbrellas with mirror-work fringes and red and gold parasols rise above the throng. A tall figure in an orange turban and gold-beaded necklaces, with bare upper body and ornate arm band, raises an arm toward a ritual stand holding a brass vessel and a silver trident-topped staff, with incense smoke drifting in the air. Men in saffron and orange robes and white kurtas press around, some with palms joined in greeting, a man in yellow kurta and another in orange with a red scarf stand nearby, and many devotees photograph the scene with phones and cameras. A small gilded canopy shrine stands near the centre.

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April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Night procession in a crowded Indian street lit by floodlights and green lights, with many people pressing forward. A saffron-robed sannyasi wearing a saffron turban and long gold-bead necklaces leads at left, sharing the frame with others in red-brown robes and rudraksha malas. Behind him, a man in an orange kurta with a red shawl holds his hands in anjali. Large ornate umbrellas in orange and yellow, red flags and a gilded tiered canopy fill the scene, with a silver trident-topped staff rising at centre. Crowd members wear yellow, white and pink clothing. a person appearance-based candidate: the saffron turban, long ornate necklaces and ceremonial bearing of the sannyasi at left, shown in a procession setting.2016-04-24Evening procession in a crowded street at dusk, with a dense crowd of devotees filling the frame. In the foreground, a figure in an orange-brown turban and saffron robe with a beaded necklace raises an arm toward the crowd, holding a brass vessel near a sacred trident. Nearby, a man in a bright yellow kurta and a man in orange with a red and white garland press their palms together in namaste. Large ornate yellow and orange umbrellas and a golden tiered palanquin with red and orange canopies are carried above. Green lights and street lamps illuminate the scene, with a decorated temple-like structure in the background.2016-04-24Night procession in a crowded Indian street at an outdoor Kumbh Mela setting. Large ornate yellow and red parasols and a golden palanquin-style canopy are raised above the crowd, with lit street lamps and temple-like structures behind. A man in a bare-chested orange and saffron cloth with a crown-like tall orange turban and a rudraksha mala is at the front on the left, holding a brass vessel, with a trident-tipped staff nearby. Devotees in orange and white clothes and red shawls press around, some holding out hands, and a smoking incense or ritual fire is visible near the centre.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Evening procession in a crowded street lit by lamps and string lights, with a large crowd of devotees pressing around. At the front, a smiling man in a saffron-orange turban, orange robe and a thick gold-and-beaded ceremonial necklace walks beside a bare-chested attendant in orange who carries a red-and-silver staff. Behind them a man in an orange robe with a red shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste, and silver trishul standards are raised above the crowd. Gold and green ceremonial umbrellas, red flags and a golden palanquin-style canopy appear among the procession, with some devotees in yellow, white and pink clothing. This is a procession at Ujjain Kumbh Mela. Swamiji (probable): the front figure in the saffron turban, orange robe and gold beaded necklace fits the visible cues, though the identification is appearance-based.2016-04-24Dense evening crowd at a riverside festival procession under string lights and a dusk sky. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a red shawl and rudraksha-style beads stands at centre with palms pressed together in greeting; a woman in an orange-brown turban and gold necklaces stands to the left holding a brass vessel. Golden canopy umbrellas and red and orange flags rise above the crowd, and a trident-topped staff is visible. Many devotees in yellow, white and red clothing press around them.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24