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A large outdoor procession moves down a crowded street at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering, with many hundreds of people visible. Dense ranks of sadhus and devotees wear white dhotis and orange or saffron cloth, many with red sashes, carrying tall red flags and colourful umbrellas in blue, yellow, green and red. Barricades line the right side, and tents, vans and a signboard for Gopal Mandir stand along the road under a hazy sky.

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A large outdoor procession fills a wide road at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with thousands of people crowded between metal barricades. Many marchers wear saffron and orange robes, and many carry red flags on tall poles. Colourful umbrellas in red, yellow, green and blue are held aloft over the crowd. Roadside signs point to Kaal Bhairav Mandir, Bhookhi Mata Mandir, Gopal Mandir and Dutt Akhada, with a UMC boundary sign. Trees and tents line the route under a clear sky.2016-04-22A dense outdoor procession along a tree-lined road crowded with onlookers and sadhus. Many participants carry red flags on poles and colourful umbrellas in green, blue, yellow and purple. Men in white dhotis and orange cloth walk in the foreground, some bare-chested, with red and orange sashes. Blue directional signboards, a white tent and yellow metal barricades line the route, and a bannered gateway stands beyond. The scene reads as a Kumbh Mela shahi snan procession, though no Swamiji is visibly identifiable.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A large photograph of a dense procession moving along a road at a Kumbh Mela-style festival site, with a crowd of devotees on both sides and a golden decorated ratha or palanquin at the centre-top. Many marchers carry red flags and wear white or saffron robes with red shawls. A man in a red garment carries a large framed image on a pole. Yellow metal barricades line the left side of the road, and tents, banners and a water tanker are visible in the background. Roughly a hundred people are visible.2016-05-21A large crowd fills a dusty street in a festival procession, many people carrying red flags and colorful umbrellas in red, blue, yellow, green and pink. Many marchers wear white and orange-red clothing. Onlookers line both sides, and a metal barrier is visible at right. Overhead signs and banners line the route, including a tall red banner with a portrait of an elderly man in white. The scene is outdoors under a hazy sky.2016-04-22 +1 copiesMay 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A large outdoor street procession moves through a dusty roadside crowd under hazy sunlight. Many men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, some with red sashes, lead the march, carrying tall red and orange flags, one bearing a deity image. A decorated palanquin or ratha with golden canopy and kalasha-like top rises in the background behind the flags. Yellow canopied stalls and banners line the road, and a yellow umbrella is held over the middle of the group. Onlookers crowd the barricades on both sides.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21Outdoor procession crowd at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. Many men in white dhotis and shawls with red sashes walk among red flags on poles, and several large decorated umbrellas in yellow, teal, red and gold shade a procession of ornate palanquins and carts. Dense crowds line the road, including men in orange turbans and people in yellow safety vests. Roadside shops and a decorated vehicle with gold trim are visible in the background.2016-05-21A large outdoor procession moves down a dusty road lined with dense crowds, many people standing along barriers and in the street. Red and orange flags rise above the marchers, and a golden ornate palanquin or ratha with a yellow-and-red decorated canopy sits near the middle of the procession under a large yellow umbrella. Many marchers wear white dhotis and saffron or orange robes. Along the roadside stand yellow and red tented stalls and large hoardings, one showing a portrait of a saffron-robed sannyasi. Tall trees and power lines frame the sunlit street.2016-05-21