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May 09th 2016

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A festival procession moves along a dusty roadside lined with white and orange tents and a whitewashed wall. Many devotees wear white dhotis and shawls with red sashes. Several carry tall red flags, one bearing a printed image of a bearded saffron-robed sadhu, and others hold large umbrellas in blue, yellow, red and navy with decorative fringes. In the right foreground a bald man in white dhoti and red-bordered shawl walks holding a red cloth, with a water bottle in hand. Women in white saris with red borders and rudraksha-style beads walk in the front rows. Many people are visible in the crowd, and the scene appears to be a sadhu procession with umbrellas and flags.2016-04-22A festival procession on a sunny street with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis bordered with gold and red or saffron shawls. Several decorated parasols with red, green and navy canopies and white fringe are held aloft over the crowd, along with red and saffron flags. A man in the foreground with a red sash and gold-bordered white dhoti holds his ear with both hands, and a man with glasses wearing an orange shawl stands beside him. Rudraksha and bead necklaces are visible, and a pink building stands at the right edge. No a person candidate is visible.2016-05-09A festival procession with devotees in white clothes and orange-red shawls, many holding red and orange flags on poles. Above them are ornate umbrellas in green, orange, blue, magenta and maroon with sequined fringes and gold trim. A man in the right foreground wears a white dhoti and shawl, a gold necklace and a shaved head, and holds a camera. Other devotees in white stand around him, some with folded hands, and a man in a white cap and sunglasses stands at centre.2016-04-18May 09th 20162016-05-09January 12 20092009-01-12A procession outdoors in bright daylight, with a young man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl holding a red pole, smiling, and a young woman in a cream sari with an orange-and-red blouse and red shawl beside him. Both wear rudraksha malas. Behind them, red flags and a large red banner with a painted figure, red and green umbrellas, and a decorated ratha or palanquin with orange marigold garlands and bells. Several other people in white and red garments walk in the crowd.2016-05-09January 09 20182018-01-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A dense crowd procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with many men and some women in white dhotis and saffron-orange garments and red-orange shawls, many holding large red flags with painted figures. A blue canopy with gold trim and tassels rises above the crowd on the right, and a golden barricade lines the route. Many participants wear red-orange sashes and rudraksha or bead necklaces, and several are raising their arms or chanting amid the press of bodies. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific leader in this view, and no one is confidently identified as a person.2016-04-22December 25 20072007-12-25April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor procession in a leafy setting. In the foreground, a bald man in white dhoti and shirt holds a tall pole topped with a red flag bearing a black circular emblem. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with a striped shawl and red thread around his neck walks forward and smiles. Behind them, many people in white and saffron robes carry red flags with black emblems. On the right, a decorated ratha or chariot with a golden canopy and a large orange deity image is visible, and a cameraman with a tripod follows the procession. Trees and an overcast sky form the backdrop.2010-12-20