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January 01 2012

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May 09th 20162016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22July 15 20112011-07-15January 01 20122012-01-01April 22 20162016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21Outdoor procession at a temple-style compound on a sunny day. A palanquin-style canopy with a decorated kalasha-like top and garlands of marigolds is carried forward through a dense crowd. Several men in white shirts and dhotis walk near the front, holding long golden staffs and tall orange-red flags, some with ornate gold tips. Behind them, devotees in white, grey checks and purple saris press close together, and an elderly woman in white stands at the lower right. A decorated umbrella with colourful fringe rises above the canopy. Red-tiled roofs and a banner appear at left.2012-01-01A crowded outdoor procession under bright hazy sunlight, with many people in white and cream clothing, some in orange or saffron shawls, moving between bamboo scaffolding and utility poles. Several tall orange flags with black emblems are raised above the crowd, alongside ornate round parasols with striped orange and dark panels and a golden fan-shaped standard. Dust and dry scrubland stretch behind the crowd. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is named.2007-12-25April 22 20162016-04-22A dense outdoor procession in warm evening light. Several red flags with gold trim, bearing a portrait, are held aloft by devotees in the foreground. Behind them, a golden ornate palanquin-style float with a striped canopy carries a seated figure in orange robes surrounded by attendants in white dhotis. Crowds of onlookers in orange, pink and green clothing line the street, several raising phones. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and red-and-white cloth stands near the center. Trees, string lights and stalls frame the scene.2016-04-22Sunset-lit street procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. A crowd of devotees surrounds a palanquin-style float carrying a seated figure in red and gold with a red crown and a rudraksha mala, under a canopy. Many red and orange flags are raised, and large decorated umbrellas in yellow, maroon, green and blue with silver-beaded fringes shade the procession. A large yellow umbrella fills the foreground, and a red-shirted man stands at left. Portrait banners and a red banner with a framed figure line the route.2016-04-22January 01 20122012-01-01