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Dense evening procession in a crowded street at Ujjain during the Kumbh Mela. A man in the foreground wears a saffron-orange turban and bare-chested with gold necklaces, raising his arm amid the crowd. Above the crowd, a large yellow ceremonial umbrella with decorative fringe is held up, and a golden palanquin-style canopy is visible. Several men in saffron and orange robes walk with raised hands, and a trident-topped staff with a silver ornamental finial rises at centre. Many devotees in yellow, red and white clothing press together, some photographing with phones, and red and orange ceremonial banners flutter in the background under evening lights.

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Dense outdoor procession at dusk in a crowded street with many devotees. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron turban and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace; he raises his arm amid smoke and incense. Beside him, a bald man in white holds a golden ornate object, and a golden palanquin-style canopy and decorated yellow and orange parasols (chhatris) rise above the crowd. Silver trishul staffs are carried upright, and many people wear saffron and yellow clothes and red-orange scarves. Red and orange flags, lights and shop fronts line the background. a person: the turbaned man with long hair, gold necklace and saffron cloth is the.2016-04-24Dense evening procession in a crowded street lit by floodlights, with yellow and orange ceremonial umbrellas and red flags overhead. A bare-chested man with a crimson-orange turban, a rudraksha mala and layered gold necklaces stands at centre with palms pressed together, flanked by men in saffron and orange robes with red scarves. Surrounding devotees wear yellow kurtas and white clothes, many with orange vibhuti and tilak marks, some raising hands in devotion. A golden ornate palanquin or canopied structure is visible at left, and a video camera on a rig films from the upper left. a person candidate present in the procession; appearance is consistent with cues but uncertain.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Evening procession at a riverside ghat with a dense crowd of devotees. In the centre, a sannyasi in an orange-red turban and saffron robe, with a long wooden garland of beads around his neck, holds his hands in anjali with a smile; a bald man in white with a rudraksha-style beaded garland stands at lower left. Around them, men in orange, yellow and white kurtas raise phones and hands. Large yellow and orange ceremonial umbrellas with beaded fringes, red flags and a gilded palanquin-style canopy line the procession, with lit temple structures and street lights behind. The figure in the turban is a person, identified from his saffron turban, saffron robes and beaded garlands.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Night procession in a crowded Indian street at an outdoor Kumbh Mela setting. Large ornate yellow and red parasols and a golden palanquin-style canopy are raised above the crowd, with lit street lamps and temple-like structures behind. A man in a bare-chested orange and saffron cloth with a crown-like tall orange turban and a rudraksha mala is at the front on the left, holding a brass vessel, with a trident-tipped staff nearby. Devotees in orange and white clothes and red shawls press around, some holding out hands, and a smoking incense or ritual fire is visible near the centre.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Night 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.2016-04-24Evening procession at a riverside ghat with a large crowd of devotees. In the foreground, a man in an orange-red turban and orange-saffron shawl with a beaded garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste, next to a man in white with a pink-red cloth over his shoulder. Behind them, men in white dhotis and saffron garments carry tall yellow and orange ceremonial umbrellas and a golden canopy-like parasol, while red and orange flags wave above the crowd. Lamps and lights glow along the water's edge, with temple shrines and colourful tents visible behind the ghat.2016-04-24Evening photograph of a dense crowd at a riverside ghat during a Kumbh Mela procession, with many people packed together under decorated umbrellas in yellow, orange and multicolour. In the foreground a man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe with a long gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala smiles and gestures with raised hands. Beside him a man in an orange shawl with a red scarf, a man in white kurta with a red-and-white cloth, and a shirtless man with tilak marks and a red-orange mala stand among devotees. A man at left wears glasses and holds a camera. Illuminated temple shrines and red spires glow in the background as the water reflects lights.2016-04-24Night procession at a riverside ghat with a dense crowd and many saffron, orange and yellow umbrellas. At centre, a tall golden ornate canopy-shaped palanquin stands beside a robed woman in orange with a dark orange shawl and a long garland of yellow flowers, holding a lit brass oil lamp, with a bearded man in an orange turban behind. To the right, a bare-chested man in yellow dhoti raises a flaming aarti lamp high. Men in yellow and orange kurtas and dhotis walk alongside, one carrying a wooden tray. Red and orange flags and multiple fire lamps glow in the background, with a shrine-like structure and lights lining the riverbank.2016-04-24