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Night photograph of a dense crowd at a riverside festival, lit by a bright stage light. Umbrellas in red, yellow, green and pink with sparkling trim rise above the throng. A man in a yellow kurta and a man in white kurta stand at left and centre, and a sannyasi in orange robes with a tall orange-saffron turban and a rudraksha-style mala is pressed through the crowd with devotees around him. Several people in orange and white clothing reach toward him. Behind them an illuminated decorated ratha or palanquin with gold-tinted ornaments and lit banners is visible, with more devotees and distant lights of a temple in the background.

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April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Night procession at a riverbank crowded with devotees. A large golden canopy structure with a tiered gold top, decorated with gold ornaments, is carried above the crowd. Several yellow and pink umbrellas with beaded fringes are raised. A uniformed police officer in khaki and a peaked cap pushes through the crowd, and several men in white and saffron-coloured clothing press forward. Water reflects coloured lights and illuminated trees line the bank in the background.2016-04-24Night photograph at a riverside ghat during the Ujjain Kumbh event. A large crowd presses around a golden ornate palanquin or throne-like canopy topped by a gilded kalasha-style finial, carried or guided through the throng. Several large umbrellas in yellow, red, green and pink shelter the scene. Men in white kurtas and a uniformed police officer in khaki and cap manage the crowd; a woman in a yellow-gold shawl stands near the palanquin. Devotees hold up phones and raised hands. Bright floodlights and reflections on water illuminate the background, with lit structures along the bank.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Night procession at a riverside ghat with a dense crowd pressing around a golden tiered canopy, a gilded ornate structure carried on poles. Several large yellow, green, red and pink ceremonial umbrellas rise above the crowd, which includes men in white kurtas, saffron-coloured turbans and orange shawls, women in saris and shawls, and uniformed police officers in khaki and navy caps guiding the throng. Many devotees reach upward with raised hands and folded palms. Illuminated lights and a dark water surface lie behind, with colourful lit structures along the far bank. A specific candidate for the central figure cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no identity is asserted.2016-04-24Night photograph of a dense crowd pressing around a golden tiered palanquin on a riverside ghat at Ujjain. Umbrellas with yellow and orange canopies are held overhead. A man in a saffron turban and saffron clothing stands near the palanquin with bare hands raised, and uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps hold back the crowd. Devotees in orange, white and pink clothing reach forward, many holding up phones. Illuminated temple structures and a lit-up water body with fountains appear in the background.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Night-time crowd at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with a dense mass of devotees and onlookers pressing around a central figure in a saffron-orange shawl and a bright yellow kurta. Several large ceremonial umbrellas are held aloft: one with a red, green and gold patterned canopy, a yellow one, and a deep blue one with beaded fringe. A red flag rises above the crowd, and many people hold up mobile phones to record. Stage lights and green-lit trees glow in the background. A man in a white cap and uniform stands nearby. The figure in the centre is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so the attribution remains uncertain.2016-04-24Night procession in a dense crowd near an illuminated temple with yellow and red ornate umbrellas (chhatras) held overhead. At center, a saffron-robed sannyasi with a long hair wrap and layered orange-red garment wears a tall orange-saffron turban-like head covering and multiple orange beaded malas, raising both arms toward the umbrella. Beside him, a man in orange shawl and mala walks with hands raised; another man in a red-orange shawl and beaded garland stands at left, and many devotees surround them, some filming with phones. Red flags and a decorated palanquin-style canopy frame the scene, with lit gold temple architecture behind.2016-04-24Night procession in a dense crowd at a temple area lit by warm lamps. A central figure in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange robe with a heavy gold-toned necklace and rudraksha malas stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, a bearded man in a red shawl beside him. Several large ornate umbrellas in yellow, red and blue with beaded fringes are raised above the crowd, and a long staff with a metal top is visible at right. Many devotees press close, some holding phones, and camera operators film from the left. a person is the central figure in the orange turban, distinguished by the turban, saffron-orange robe, and layered malas and gold necklace, shown during the Kalpataru Darshan period at Ujjain.2016-04-24