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Outdoor procession at a Kumbh-style festival crowd. Many red flags on tall poles and large decorative umbrellas in blue floral, gold-patterned and purple fabric fill the frame. A devotee in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold sash walks among people in white and gold-bordered clothes; a woman in a white and gold sari wears a rudraksha mala. A man in a saffron turban stands at right and a bare-chested man wears a red cap. Spectators with folded hands line a yellow barrier at left, and a yellow umbrella is in the foreground. Behind them are tents and a blue banner with Hindi text.

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A crowded street procession during a religious event, with many men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies carrying tall red flags on poles. Ornate umbrellas in yellow, teal, orange and gold with fringed edges are raised above a parade of decorated floats. Large crowds line the road, including men in orange turbans and people holding up mobile phones to photograph. Yellow-vested police or volunteers stand along the route, and a banner with Hindi script hangs on a shop front. A few people wear rudraksha-style beads and saffron scarves. Dusty, sunlit street.2016-05-21A large outdoor procession on a crowded city street during the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with dense crowds lining yellow metal barricades on the left. A golden ornate palanquin or ratha topped with flowers and a golden canopy is carried forward, with a figure seated on it wearing an orange garment. Many devotees carry long red flags printed with a smiling face wearing an orange turban, and some wave green and red umbrellas. Marchers wear white dhotis, orange and saffron robes, and rudraksha malas, with some women in saris. Police officers in khaki uniforms walk along the barrier. A banner at top right reads a Hindi event announcement for Bharat Sadhu Samaj, Ujjain Kumbh Mahadhivesham, with a portrait of an orange-robed saint.2016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22May 09th 20162016-05-09A 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.2016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor procession crowd at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. Many men in white dhotis and shawls with red sashes walk among red flags on poles, and several large decorated umbrellas in yellow, teal, red and gold shade a procession of ornate palanquins and carts. Dense crowds line the road, including men in orange turbans and people in yellow safety vests. Roadside shops and a decorated vehicle with gold trim are visible in the background.2016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A dense outdoor procession on a tree-lined road during the Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Ujjain. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti with a red-orange shawl holds a tall orange pole beneath a navy umbrella trimmed with mirror work. Behind him, a woman in orange robes and a long rudraksha-style bead garland walks beside a white-haired woman in orange with glasses, and another woman in sunglasses wears a red-orange shawl. Many red and orange flags and banners rise above the crowd, with a banner showing a saffron-robed figure and printed Hindi text. Many people fill the road, most in orange or white.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22