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A festival procession on a crowded street during the Kumbh Mela, centred on an ornate golden palanquin (ratha) carrying a seated sadhu in orange robes with a red-and-orange turban and rudraksha malas. Attendants in white dhotis and garlands stand beside and behind the palanquin, some holding long poles and a golden fan. Above is a multicoloured fringed canopy and a yellow umbrella. Red flags wave at left, and uniformed police walk alongside the chariot. Dense crowds of devotees, many bare-chested or in saffron and white, press around. Yellow and white banners with Marathi/Hindi text line the route.

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April 22 20162016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22A large street procession moves through a dense crowd. At the centre, a robed figure with a red-and-saffron turban and orange-red garments sits on an ornate golden palanquin with a gold canopy and red, blue and yellow fringed awnings, garlanded with pink and white flowers, and raises one hand in blessing. Attendants in saffron and white stand around the palanquin, and a uniformed police officer walks in front beside a vehicle. Red and orange flags, banners and rows of devotees in white and orange line the road, with many onlookers and phone-holding spectators along the barricades.2016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22 +1 copiesApril 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21A photograph of a festival procession at dusk on a crowded street. A large golden ratha-style palanquin with a golden throne and carved lion figures stands at the centre under a multicoloured canopy with a tassel fringe. A seated man in orange robes and a saffron-orange turban, with a long gold-and-bead necklace, sits on the throne. Around the palanquin, several men in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis stand and sit, one holding a yellow umbrella, another leaning on the platform. A young boy in orange sits near a drum on the platform. Police officers in khaki uniforms and caps hold back the crowd behind metal barricades, while many spectators fill the street and red flags flutter at the right edge. Decorated stalls and banners line the route under trees.2016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22