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A photograph of a dense crowd at sunset during a Kumbh Mela procession, with many people in red and orange clothing and numerous red and orange flags held aloft. Several large ornate umbrellas, in yellow, pink and gold, are carried over a central procession group, with a figure in the middle wearing a red-and-white garment. A pink multi-storey building with a tiered roof stands at right, with a banner reading Mahakumbh and a Sri Akhandanand Saraswati Seva sign along its front. Bare winter trees and strings of lights frame the scene under a low sun.

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April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A dense outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering crowds a wide street lined with tents and banners. Many colourful parasol-style umbrellas in yellow, red, green, blue and maroon with fringed edges are carried above rows of men in white dhotis and bare-chested ritual dress, some holding long red and orange flags. Sadhus in saffron and orange robes walk near a decorated float carrying a deity murti under a golden canopy. Crowds of devotees and uniformed police line the route, with a pink building and a red banner with Hindi lettering at the left edge.2016-04-22A crowd gathers outside a pink temple-style gateway at a Kumbh Mela procession. A large banner on the building shows a blue-skinned Shiva with a trident and a seated figure. A tall banner on the left shows a man in red and saffron robes with an orange turban and rudraksha beads, beside a blue sunburst background. Many devotees in white and orange clothing walk among colourful yellow, red and multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas. On the right, a golden palanquin with an ornate canopy carries a seated figure, and attendants stand beside it. Red flags fly over the crowd under a bare tree.2016-04-22A dense outdoor procession moves through a crowded open street with a pink temple tower behind it. Red flags with a yellow-and-orange emblem wave overhead, and a blue canopy is held over a palanquin-style carried shrine on poles. Many devotees in white clothes and saffron or orange garments press close, some with hands folded in prayer. A man in a white shirt and red shawl stands at right, and a man in a saffron cloth and gold necklace is among the crowd. Parked vehicles, tents and bare trees line the background under a pale sky.2016-04-18A large crowd gathers in front of a pink temple-style gateway decorated with a blue banner showing deity murti and a Shivalinga, with the printed sign reading Sri Pancha Dashnam Juna Akhara Mahamandaleshwar and Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam text on the arch. Many people in saffron and white clothing, some with red and orange headwear, carry or hold up colourful umbrellas in green, red, yellow, pink and blue, and red flags flutter in the foreground. Blue side banners read Swagat Vandan Abhinandan and show a portrait of a man in saffron with a red turban and rudraksha beads. Trees and a dusky sky frame the procession scene.2016-04-22Sunset-lit street procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. A crowd of devotees surrounds a palanquin-style float carrying a seated figure in red and gold with a red crown and a rudraksha mala, under a canopy. Many red and orange flags are raised, and large decorated umbrellas in yellow, maroon, green and blue with silver-beaded fringes shade the procession. A large yellow umbrella fills the foreground, and a red-shirted man stands at left. Portrait banners and a red banner with a framed figure line the route.2016-04-22Crowded outdoor procession passing through a pink ornamental gateway topped with a dome, its banner reading "Shri Panchayati Akhada Maha Nirvani" in Hindi script beneath a painted panel of deities and sadhus. Flanking banners read "Swagat Vandan Abhinandan" with painted portraits of saffron-robed sadhus. Numerous colourful umbrellas in red, yellow, green and blue are carried above the crowd. Several sadhus in white and orange-red robes with rudraksha malas and red-painted faces walk among devotees, one at left wearing a flower garland. Many men in white kurtas and turbans fill the street under a dusk sky.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22