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A large crowd of devotees presses against yellow metal barriers in daylight, many with raised hands and joined palms. Red and saffron flags fly, including a tall red flag and a red-and-white flag at left. Behind the barricade stands an orange and red gateway with a spired top and signage, flanked by more saffron-coloured structures. A man at left wears a white tilak and garland near a white car, and women in pink and yellow saris stand in the foreground. Many people hold up mobile phones to record the scene.

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May 09th 20162016-05-09A large crowd of devotees presses behind yellow metal barricades at an outdoor festival ground under a clear sky. Many raise their hands in greeting or prayer. Men wear saffron and orange robes and turbans, with some in white kurtas and caps, and uniformed police officers in dark caps stand in the foreground. A woman in a lavender headscarf and an older woman with folded hands are visible at lower left. Behind them, orange-painted gateways, tents and flags line the grounds. A hand-held pink banner reads a Hindi message, and a flag on the right shows a deity image. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A crowded outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. A pink gateway arch topped with a sign reading Sri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani stands behind a dense crowd of devotees. In the centre, men in white dhotis with red waist sashes and red-bordered shawls walk in a line carrying red flags and multicoloured umbrellas. A man in an orange robe walks near the front. Many people in the crowd wear orange and saffron cloths or white headwear, and a cameraman with a shoulder camera films the scene at left. Police and volunteers in yellow vests and khaki uniforms line the path. Pink and yellow ceremonial structures and banners appear in the background.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 21 20162016-05-21A photograph of a dense procession moving through a crowded street at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering, with a large crowd lining both sides and many holding up phones to photograph. At the front, a group of sadhus and devotees in white dhotis, orange and saffron robes, and red shawls walk alongside red flags on poles. Behind them a decorated palanquin or ratha canopy with red and gold ornamentation and umbrellas is visible. Behind the gate, blue banners read welcome messages and show a figure in red robes. Trees and pink shrine structures frame the background. The crowd numbers in the many hundreds.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21