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A crowded outdoor procession in a dusty town street during a Kumbha Mela event. A large open palanquin or ratha with a white cloth canopy and green-and-white decorations is carried forward, surrounded by colourful striped umbrellas on poles. Many men in white dhotis and shirts and others in saffron or orange garments walk alongside, while dense crowds line the street. Yellow banners printed with a kalasha motif and Kumbha Mela text hang overhead and along the barrier in the foreground. Several large colourful portrait posters are mounted on the buildings. Shops and a parked vehicle sit behind the crowd, and a few uniformed police officers stand at the right edge.

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February 02 20072007-02-02A dense street procession at a Kumbha Mela event in a Karnataka town. Several large umbrella-shaped canopies with orange, red, blue and gold panels and tasselled edges are carried above a white-draped palanquin-style platform. Saffron-robed sadhus and men in white dhotis and kurtas walk around it, and a crowd of devotees in shirts and kurtas lines the street. Yellow banners with a green kalasha motif and Kumbha Mela lettering hang along the barrier. Behind them, a green-and-white ratha or palanquin carries a seated figure in orange robes under a white cloth, with garlands on its frame. Overhead are printed posters of portrait groups and a large central portrait of a figure with a kalasha, with a row of yellow pennants above.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A large outdoor street procession crowded with men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing white caps. Two tall umbrella-style parasols with red, green and blue panels lettered "Dhyanapeetam" stand over the scene, one held by a man in a saffron-orange garment near the centre. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands among the crowd, and a black van is parked behind. Banners with portraits and printed text hang from trees and poles, and a white decorated float stands at the left edge. Dozens of people fill the street, with the procession moving through a festival setting.2007-02-02A street procession in a town crowded with onlookers. A large ornate float decorated with green and blue cloth, garlands and flowers carries a seated figure in orange robes with a white cloth canopy overhead. Several colourful striped parasols with gold finials are held above the float, and many men and women in white dhotis and saris walk alongside, some in orange shawls. Bunting strings hang across the street and signboards with portraits line the upper left. Dense spectators fill the foreground and roadside. a person appearance is uncertain; the seated figure in orange on the float cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02