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A festival procession on a decorated cart draped with green garlands and purple flower strands, under an ornate golden umbrella. Several men in saffron and white sit and stand on the float; a turbaned man in white and red clothing and a man in an orange robe hold orange flags marked with Om symbols. A bearded man in red stands at left holding a long white yak-tail whisk. Behind, a dense crowd of onlookers, police and orange-robed sadhus fills the street beneath a sign reading Ujjain Aadheenam Kumbh Mela, with framed portraits and a Shahi Snan banner visible on the right.

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May 21 20162016-05-21 +1 copiesA festival procession on a flower-decorated ratha or chariot with a gold canopy umbrella. A bald man in saffron robes and a red-orange shawl with a rudraksha mala sits on a carved throne-like seat, his hands raised in greeting. Attendants in orange and cream clothing stand around him, including a man in white holding a garland and another in cream robes holding the canopy pole. A woman in orange sits on the chariot's edge and a man in a yellow cap sits below. Marigold garlands, pink and red flowers, and green leaves decorate the chariot. Large crowds fill the street, and orange flags flank the scene. Behind them is a pink gateway with a painted signboard and a welcome banner.2016-05-21 +1 copiesMay 21 20162016-05-21 +1 copiesMay 21 20162016-05-21A festival procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event on a dusty roadside under bare trees. A decorated float is draped in marigold garlands and crowned by a red and gold umbrella. Several men in saffron and orange robes ride on the float, one holding a long saffron flag on a pole; some wear red shawls and others are shirtless with orange cloth. A dense crowd of men in white dhotis and turbans, women in saris and a young girl in pink surround the float. Other decorated floats with orange and gold decorations follow in the background. A banner with red lettering is visible among the crowd.2016-04-22A decorated procession float at an outdoor religious event, draped in marigold and rose garlands with an ornate maroon-and-gold umbrella overhead. Several saffron-robed sadhus sit on the float; one in the center wears a white-and-orange shawl with rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace, another bald sadhu in a peach-coloured robe sits lower. Orange flags with Sanskrit-style lettering flank the float, and a crowd of devotees in orange and white stands below. Dense marigold garlands cover the raised platform. Approximately twenty or more people are visible in the crowd and on the float.2016-05-21A decorated ceremonial palanquin procession moves through a crowded fairground at a Kumbh Mela-style event. Under a red and gold canopy with a fringed yellow-and-red ceremonial fan, a bearded man in saffron robes with orange turban and rudraksha-style beads raises his hand in blessing while seated on a floral-garlanded cart. Around him, young attendants in white kurtas with marigold garlands and orange turbans walk alongside, and a sadhu in orange follows at right. Marigold and rose garlands wrap the carriage frame, and a banner and large painted board stand behind the crowd.2016-05-21Outdoor religious procession through a crowded festival road lined with tents, flags and banners. A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a white and gold garland stands in a white-flowered, red-domed palanquin decorated with marigold garlands. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees walk and ride in decorated carts. Many people fill the street, numbering far more than twenty.2016-05-09A photograph of a crowded Kumbh Mela procession in Ujjain, with decorated chariots and palanquin-style carts draped in marigold garlands and marigold strings. Orange saffron flags and ornate gold-and-red parasols rise above the carts. Several robed sadhus in orange and saffron, some with rudraksha malas and marigold necklaces, ride on the carts and wave to the crowd. Devotees in white, pink and orange saffron clothing fill the roadway in front, and a banner reads a Sanskrit-style name with a tapovan-style label. Tents and trees line the background.2016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21