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A crowded outdoor street at a religious fair, with a dense mass of people filling the road between tents and barricades. Uniformed police in light-blue and khaki stand in lines, and a khaki-shirted officer in the foreground guides the crowd. Many devotees wear white dhotis and kurtas, and some sadhus wear saffron and orange robes. Red flags are held aloft, and a red tractor-trolley stands at left. Yellow metal barricades line the route, and a tall pole with white and red flags rises at left. Shade trees and a red-and-orange structure appear at right.

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A crowded procession street at a Kumbh Mela-area camp, with a dense mass of devotees and onlookers on both sides of a barricaded lane. Police officers in khaki and blue uniforms, some carrying rifles, line the route, and many people hold up mobile phones to photograph. Saffron-robed sadhus walk in the crowd, and red and saffron flags fly above. On the right, a large green canopy umbrella shades a palanquin-style carriage, and a red police vehicle with a mounted rifle stands in the foreground. Bright sunlight, tents and banners frame the scene.2016-04-22A dense outdoor procession moves along a tree-lined dirt road at a crowded religious gathering. Several large umbrellas dominate the foreground: a yellow canopy, a blue canopy with gold fringe, and a red and a green one on the left. Khaki-uniformed police officers in peaked caps walk beside a pink-and-red palanquin, one holding its edge. Robed sadhus in orange and white, some with rudraksha malas and marked foreheads, walk among saffron flags and crowds of devotees in white, orange and colourful saris and kurtas.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A large outdoor procession moves along a muddy street lined with tents, shops and a golden-gold decorated chariot. Many people in white and maroon garments walk alongside, carrying red flags and a green umbrella. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand behind yellow barricades, and mounted police ride horses on the left. A golden ratha with a decorated canopy and orange umbrellas sits near the center, with red banners fluttering above. The crowd is dense, and red and white tents line the right side.2016-05-21A large outdoor procession moves down a dusty tree-lined road at a Kumbh Mela ground under bright daylight. Many people in white and saffron-orange robes walk in the crowd, several women in white saris with red shawls and some carrying red flags. A line of yellow barricades runs along the left, with tents, stalls and tin-roofed booths beside the road. A policeman in khaki uniform stands at right gesturing, and a few men in white shirts and dark trousers walk among the marchers. A figure in a tall decorated headdress is visible near the centre of the procession. A loudspeaker horn is mounted in the left foreground.2016-04-22A large procession moves down a dusty street lined with tents, stalls and yellow metal barriers at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. Many robed sadhus in white and saffron walk in dense ranks, several carrying red and orange flags. Ahead, an ornate golden palanquin or ratha is carried above the crowd, with golden umbrellas raised. Uniformed police officers line the route beside the barriers. Banners and a large portrait of a saint hang from the stalls, and an announcement horn is mounted on a nearby pole. Spectators fill the sides of the road.2016-05-21April 18 20162016-04-18A dense outdoor crowd fills a dusty road during a procession, with many people pressing forward between tents and banners under a clear sky. Police officers in khaki uniforms and caps walk among them, and several men in camouflage-style caps line the foreground. Red flags on tall poles are carried through the crowd, and a red-and-yellow ornate umbrella stands out on the left. Near centre, an older bearded man in a saffron-pink robe and turban walks beside white-clad devotees; he has long white hair and a shawl-like wrap, and a man in a white dhoti with a garland stands nearby. A red-and-gold banner hangs on the right, and a vehicle with a decorated canopy is visible in the distance.2016-05-09A dense crowd of devotees presses along a barricaded route at a Kumbh Mela-style event, with red flags rising at right and a corrugated metal barrier with printed posters at the top. Foreground figures include a bare-chested man wearing a gold-bead necklace and white dhoti with a white-painted forehead, a woman in a red and white sari with gold ornaments, and a man with white tilak wearing a white shirt and saffron shawl. Uniformed police stand near a bamboo pole at right. Many people are visible in the background, some in white and saffron clothing, and a vehicle with a green frame appears at far right. No a person candidate is identifiable by appearance.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21Street procession at a crowded roadside in dappled daylight, with a line of khaki-uniformed police officers behind a yellow barricade on the left. In the foreground, a woman with long dreadlocks wears an orange saffron top, a beaded necklace and sunglasses. A man in a cream kurta and dhoti walks down the middle of the road, and a uniformed officer strides beside him on the right. Devotees in mixed clothing fill the street, and a decorated float or palanquin with a canopy and yellow-orange ornaments rises in the background among banners and flags.2016-04-22