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A festival procession on a tree-lined road with many red flags and coloured umbrellas. In the foreground, a figure in red and orange robes with a large ornate beaded necklace and a red-and-gold headdress rides a decorated palanquin-style carriage under an orange canopy, while a man in white stands beside it. Behind them a golden bull statue, a decorated float with a deity murti, and a large red umbrella are visible. Crowds of people in white and colourful clothing line the street, several holding cameras or phones. A banner with Hindi text hangs from a pole.

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A street procession in an Indian city moves past palm trees under a sky with clusters of pennants. At the left, a golden ornate palanquin carries a deity murti adorned with garlands and a crown; priests in white dhoti and shawls walk beside it, and a man in a white shirt with a white helmet stands nearby. Red, orange, yellow and pink flags fly above colourful umbrellas (chhatris) with fringed edges, and sadhus in saffron robes walk among a dense crowd of devotees and police in khaki uniforms. Flower garlands rest on the palanquin's base. A roadside sign with Hindi text is visible above the crowd.2016-04-18May 21 20162016-05-21April 18 20162016-04-18Photograph of a large procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sits on an ornate gold palanquin under a multicoloured canopy, flanked by attendants in orange and white. Dense crowds of devotees line a yellow barrier, many holding red and orange flags and small umbrellas, and fluttering orange banners surround the scene. Tents and a tall stage canopy stand in the background. The figure's appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity from appearance, so the role is described only as a seated figure on a palanquin. A printed portrait banner with Hindi text appears at right.2016-04-22A street procession moves through a crowd under trees and palms, with red flags and strings of small pennants overhead. In the foreground, an ornate golden palanquin with a red canopy and a decorated seat carries a figure in a red and gold outfit wearing a red turban and layered beaded necklaces, with a man in a white shawl and red garment standing beside it. Behind, a golden bull figure with a red-and-gold cloth stands on a float bearing a dancing deity murti. Red umbrellas with fringed edges and blue and yellow umbrellas shade the procession. Several men in white and light shirts in the crowd hold cameras, and a rickshaw with a green-uniformed driver is at lower left. A purple banner with a bird motif and a white banner in Devanagari are visible.2016-04-18May 21 20162016-05-21April 18 20162016-04-18May 21 20162016-05-21A large outdoor procession moves down a road lined with crowds, with many devotees, many holding red and orange flags. At the left, a seated figure in saffron/orange robes and orange turban-like headwear sits on an ornate gold palanquin with a gold canopy and colourful umbrellas, attended by people in white. Beside him, a cameraman in a blue shirt films. Along the barricaded right side, a dense crowd watches and photographs, and white tents line the background. Red, pink and yellow parasols shade the foreground.2016-04-22A festival procession moves through a crowded road at Ujjain during the Kumbh Mela. At centre, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold palanquin with a gold-and-multicolour canopy and decorative gold side panels. Attendants in white and orange stand around the palanquin. Dense crowds line both sides, holding up many colourful umbrellas in yellow, orange, blue, pink, red and green with beaded fringes, alongside red and orange flags. A man in a blue vest and white shirt stands on the palanquin platform. Banners and a Bhagavad Gita signboard appear at left. The seated figure's appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity.2016-04-22A large street procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. A richly decorated golden palanquin with a canopy of flowers and a gilded top is carried through a dense crowd; a seated figure in orange and gold sits on the platform. Many devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange robes, with rudraksha malas, walk alongside. Red flags on poles and multicoloured umbrellas fill the scene, and uniformed police officers line the route. Tents and banners stand along the street. Two people in the foreground carry red flags while smiling at the camera.2016-05-21April 18 20162016-04-18