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A dense crowd of devotees fills a street at a Kumbh Mela-style procession, many raising hands and phones. Saffron and orange flags with a banner reading Kumbh Mela are held aloft. On the right, a figure in orange robes with long hair sits on a decorated float garlanded with orange and yellow flowers, raising a hand in greeting. Most men wear white caps, orange shirts, or light kurtas, and a few hold cameras. Tents and trees line the background.

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A dense crowd fills a street during a festival procession, with many people raising hands and holding up mobile phones to photograph. Orange flags on tall poles rise along the right side, and a yellow-and-red banner with Hindi lettering is carried above the crowd. On the left, a floral canopy decorated with white and orange marigold garlands shelters a palanquin-like float. Sadhus in saffron and orange robes stand among devotees in white dhotis, kurtas and white turbans. Uniformed police officers in khaki and caps line the front. Tents and red and orange canopies appear in the background under trees.2016-05-09A dense outdoor crowd of men fills a festival street during a procession, many raising hands and holding up mobile phones to photograph. Many wear orange or saffron clothing, white caps, and white or cream dhotis. Behind them, tall orange and saffron flags with white banners fly, one banner printed with Hindi script reading a mela title. On the right, a decorated ratha or palanquin draped in red cloth is garlanded with marigolds and purple flowers. Tents, a red canopy, and banners line the background among trees.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A dense outdoor crowd at a Kumbh Mela area during a procession, with many people raising open hands and waving. Foreground: a man in a red shirt holds up a camera, a woman in a yellow head covering and white top stands near him, and a woman in a pink and white outfit with sunglasses is nearby. A uniformed police officer in khaki and a cap stands at left, and a man in an orange turban and saffron garment appears at left edge. Behind them, a large red triangular flag and colourful banners with Hindi text fill the background, with tents and signage across the mela grounds.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A dense crowd fills a wide dusty road during a procession, with many people walking in both directions past yellow metal crowd barriers on the right. Many men wear saffron and orange robes and dhotis, and several women wear saris in mixed colours. On the right, decorated palanquin-style carts with orange and yellow canopies and marigold garlands carry seated figures in white and orange clothing, with a golden canopy above them. Orange flags and pink and purple banners line the route, and a few people stand on a vehicle at left. Other people in white shirts, checked shirts and head wraps move through the throng.2016-05-09A large crowd of devotees presses behind yellow metal barricades at an outdoor festival ground under a clear sky. Many raise their hands in greeting or prayer. Men wear saffron and orange robes and turbans, with some in white kurtas and caps, and uniformed police officers in dark caps stand in the foreground. A woman in a lavender headscarf and an older woman with folded hands are visible at lower left. Behind them, orange-painted gateways, tents and flags line the grounds. A hand-held pink banner reads a Hindi message, and a flag on the right shows a deity image. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22May 09th 20162016-05-09