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A large crowd fills a dusty fairground lane at a Kumbh Mela procession, with many people in saffron and orange robes and white kurtas moving between rows of yellow metal crowd-control barriers. Numerous sadhus carry tall orange and red flags on long poles. Tents and makeshift stalls line the route, including a stall with a sign for a tattoo studio. A large maroon banner with gold trim is carried aloft at the centre, and a blue banner lettered in Hindi is held at the left. Women in red and maroon saris and headscarves watch from the right side of the barrier. Several people stand in the foreground, some with shaved heads. No individual can be confidently identified as a person.

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A crowded street procession at a Kumbh Mela market area, with many devotees in orange, saffron and white clothing carrying long orange-tipped poles and flags. Large navy banners read in Hindi and English 'Swami Shri Sevanandgiri Ji Maharaj' and 'Bap Narsimha Sevanand Dham', and red banners bear the same name. Yellow metal barricades line the route, vendor stalls with bright signs stand behind, and a white van rolls through the crowd. Several people wear orange turbans and saffron garments, and a smaller placard shows an older saint's portrait. Dense crowd, roughly the hundreds visible.2016-04-22May 09 20162016-05-09 +1 copiesApril 22 20162016-04-22A large outdoor procession moves along a dusty road lined with yellow metal crowd barriers. Saffron-robed sadhus and devotees in orange and red walk and ride on ornate decorated palanquins and chariots, many draped with marigold garlands and topped with umbrellas. Crowds of spectators stand behind the barriers, and red and orange flags fly along the route. Tents and a few trees line the background under a hazy sky.2016-05-09Crowded outdoor procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with a large crowd of devotees and officials moving along a road lined with yellow metal barricades. Sadhus in saffron and orange robes and turbans walk near a decorated float, and a raised platform on a truck is topped with red flags and figures in saffron. Men in white kurtas and dhotis, many wearing event passes, walk among women in colourful saffron and pink saris. A golden palanquin with a deity murti sits under an umbrella on the right, with multicoloured umbrellas and a flower-garlanded float on the left. A police officer in khaki stands near the barricades.2016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A large crowd of devotees walks along a wide road during a procession at a Kumbh Mela site, with a yellow metal barrier fence separating the street lanes. Many people wear saffron and orange clothing, and some carry red and gold ceremonial umbrellas. Men in white dhotis with red sashes walk near the front, and a shirtless man with tied hair walks at lower left. Roadside stalls with tents and banners line the route, including a red Mahakal Bhandara sign and a Coca-Cola banner. Banners showing a saffron-robed sannyasi are visible on the stalls and street. Teal and grey tents and red flags fill the background under an evening sky.2016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21A large outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style religious festival, with a dense crowd of devotees and sadhus filling a road lined with tents and stalls. On the left, a golden ornate palanquin with a kalasha-shaped canopy and a seated figure in orange robes sits beneath a multicoloured canopy, with attendants in saffron clothing around it. On the right, a decorated float with flower garlands carries seated figures in orange and saffron robes, some wearing ceremonial garlands, and a standing woman in pink and white. Many saffron flags and orange banners fly over the crowd, and a pink-and-white decorated chariot and a tractor-drawn float follow.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A large outdoor crowd fills a festival road at dusk, with many people in white, orange and red clothing moving past yellow metal barricades. Several men in the foreground hold up pink and red framed portrait banners showing a bearded man with long hair, and a few shirtless men wear orange cloths. Red and orange flags rise above the crowd, and a decorated gate reads Geeta Bharti Camp near colourful painted panels and tents. Trees and a large canopy frame the scene.2016-05-09