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A large outdoor festival procession on a paved road lined with dense crowds of onlookers. A man in a dark olive jacket stands atop a decorated vehicle, speaking into a microphone while holding a mic. Ornately painted orange and green carriage-like vehicles with carved pillars carry seated people. Saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis walk through the street, some in pink and orange garments, and one bare-chested man in white dhoti stands near the front. Police officers in khaki uniforms keep the path clear. Behind them stands an orange and red gateway arch with a banner, flanked by white tents, red flags and orange-walled buildings under a clear sky.

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April 22 20162016-04-22A dense crowd fills a wide dusty road during a procession, with many people walking in both directions past yellow metal crowd barriers on the right. Many men wear saffron and orange robes and dhotis, and several women wear saris in mixed colours. On the right, decorated palanquin-style carts with orange and yellow canopies and marigold garlands carry seated figures in white and orange clothing, with a golden canopy above them. Orange flags and pink and purple banners line the route, and a few people stand on a vehicle at left. Other people in white shirts, checked shirts and head wraps move through the throng.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A large outdoor procession moves down a dusty road lined with tents, stalls and banners. At the centre, a gilded ornate palanquin or chariot rises above the crowd, shaded by a green umbrella and orange parasols. Many devotees in white dhotis and saffron or orange cloth walk around it, holding red flags on poles. Uniformed police and armed personnel stand behind yellow barricades on the left, and horses and a bus are visible. Red and orange flags and saffron pennants fly over the scene under a hazy sky.2016-05-21A dense crowd of devotees and uniformed police fills a dusty road during a procession. In the centre, a decorated ratha/chariot with a red-and-green canopy, orange and white marigold garlands, and a brass horn-shaped instrument carries a deity murti and several priests. A shirtless man in a pink dhoti and a priest in saffron robes stand on the chariot, while below them a man in a white vest holds up his hands in prayer. Police in khaki and olive caps line the route, with orange flags and a second decorated cart visible behind.2016-05-09A dense crowd presses around a decorated green tractor-trolley procession in a festival street. On the trolley, a deity murti or saint figure sits under a floral-decorated canopy in a golden palanquin-style shrine, with garlands hanging around it. Several men in white dhoti-kurta and saffron clothing walk alongside, one wearing a rudraksha-style garland. Many devotees in orange, saffron and yellow turbans and clothing raise their hands and phones, while a uniformed policeman in khaki guides the path. A large red flag and a red banner bearing a portrait of a turbaned man in orange are visible. Behind is a gate with painted banners, tents and pink temple structures.2016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22A dense crowd fills a busy street during the Shahi Snan procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with many people in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis. Colourful umbrellas in red, green, yellow and orange shade a golden ornate palanquin on the left, carried by devotees, with a deity murti visible within it. Armed police and uniformed security in camouflage and khaki line the procession. Flags, saffron banners and a large yellow board showing two portraits stand along the route beside tents and stalls, with a red banner in Hindi above the crowd. A blue-and-white vehicle appears at the right edge. Overhead trees and lamp posts frame the scene under a pale evening sky.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A large festival procession at the Kumbh Mela crowds an open road with thousands of people. A figure in orange robes and a red-orange head wrap sits on an ornate gold throne-palanquin under a multicoloured canopy, flanked by attendants in white and saffron. Red flags and orange banners fill the scene, along with a banner bearing portraits and a cameraman on the left. Dense devotees in saffron and red dress line both sides of the route, and a tented camp lies beyond.2016-04-22A large crowd presses forward at a festival procession near a pink gateway with a painted sign. At the centre, a decorated green tractor pulls a float with a golden canopy and red and white garlands, carrying a deity murti and several men in white dhotis with saffron sashes and rudraksha malas. Police officers in khaki stand along the route, and many devotees in orange, yellow and white raise their hands and phones. A red flag with a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban is held at the lower left. Red flags, tents and a shrine are visible behind the crowd.2016-05-21