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A dense outdoor crowd of devotees fills a dusty road at a Kumbh Mela site in warm late-afternoon sunlight. Many men wear saffron and orange robes, and a bare-chested man in orange cloth stands in the foreground, while a man in yellow cloth and white turban-like headwear appears nearby. Women in colourful saris and headscarves are visible at left and right. Behind them, large banners show portraits and printed text, and red flags and loudspeakers are mounted on a raised stage with trusses. A tall vehicle or float decorated with a framed portrait stands at left. Palm trees and trees line the background.

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April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Large crowd of devotees and sadhus fills a road during a procession at sunset, with the low sun glowing through dust and trees. Many people carry saffron and orange flags, some marked with an om symbol, and a red flag is raised on a truck at right. Uniformed police in camouflage-patterned and dark caps line the crowd, with a yellow barrier at centre. On a decorated float at right, several men in white and saffron clothes stand among speakers and banners. In the foreground, a large framed portrait of a long-haired man with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace is garlanded with marigolds and held aloft by a devotee in a white shirt. Banners on poles and a truck show more printed portraits.2016-04-22A large outdoor crowd fills a dusty street at sunset during a procession near a pink temple building. Many men in white kurtas, orange saffron robes and colourful shirts walk among uniformed police and soldiers in camouflage and khaki. Red flags and orange banners wave overhead. On the right, a figure in a red turban and a garland of white and red flowers is carried or raised beneath a green-and-white umbrella, with red flags around it. A banner beside the temple shows a bearded figure in an orange turban. A man in a blue turban stands in the foreground. Vehicles and a stage with people stand in the background.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22May 09th 20162016-05-09A large crowd of devotees and sadhus moves through a dusty street during a procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with the low sun flaring behind them. Many carry tall red flags, and several men wear red and orange cloth with white ash markings and rudraksha malas. A figure at right in red and white clothing with a red headwear and a trident-like staff raises a hand. Large decorated umbrellas in yellow and dark blue shade a palanquin-like group on the right. Banners and painted signs line the road behind the crowd, and a yellow metal barrier stands at left.2016-04-22May 09th 20162016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22Crowded outdoor procession in dusty roadside setting under hazy sunlight with palm trees behind. Dense crowd of men and women in white clothes, several in white dhotis and kurtas, others in colourful saris and shawls, many wearing white or orange headcloths. A line of red and saffron flags on tall poles rises above the crowd, with a float or palanquin draped in white cloth and marigold garlands. A red banner with Devanagari lettering is held up, and yellow metal barricades line the right side. Bystanders and devotees move along the route.2016-04-22