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A photo of a dense crowd at a Kumbh Mela procession in Ujjain. In the foreground a young boy in a navy top with a red cloth draped over his shoulder looks to the side, while an adult man in a white shirt stands beside him. Behind them, many people throng the street under saffron and orange flags and a blue ceremonial umbrella. A long curved brass horn wrapped in yellow marigold garlands stands at right, and several men in orange and white turbans and white clothes are visible in the crowd. Pink and blue temple-like structures rise in the background.

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A dense street crowd of many men and boys presses toward a procession on a town street lined with orange and saffron bunting. In the upper right, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a reddish shawl stands on a decorated float beneath colourful umbrella-like canopies and ornate decorations. In the foreground a teenage boy in a red-orange t-shirt looks toward the camera, and a man in a white shirt raises a mobile phone to film. Many people wear orange tilaks on their foreheads. The scene is a street procession with devotees crowding the route.2011-05-24December 24 20072007-12-24Outdoor procession with a large blue canopy umbrella edged in gold and hung with white beaded fringe, shading a central figure in orange and gold ceremonial dress. Many red flags on tall poles surround the scene. Nearby, a man in orange turban and striped orange garment, a man in a black hat and blue shirt filming with a camera, and a person with long white hair and orange clothing stand among a dense crowd of devotees in orange shawls and red headbands. Uniformed police officers stand in the background beside stage lighting trusses and trees.2016-04-18February 16 20092009-02-16April 22 20162016-04-22A dense outdoor procession crowd at a festival. Many people in white shirts and white clothing press forward with raised hands, some holding orange and red flags on tall poles. Several ornate umbrella-like canopies with red, gold and blue embroidered panels and tassels rise above the crowd. Palm fronds and a decorated banner with triangular pennants frame the scene. A few people in saffron-orange garments stand toward the centre. Dense crowds of many people fill the frame, with more faces visible behind.2009-01-01December 25 20072007-12-25December 29 20082008-12-29December 30 20082008-12-30May 09th 20162016-05-09December 23 20162016-12-23December 29 20082008-12-29