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A dense outdoor crowd packed behind a rope barrier on a city street, photographed from an elevated angle. Many people wear pale shirts, pastel salwar kameez and saris, with a few men in saffron or orange head cloths and some with orange tilak marks on their foreheads. A uniformed police officer in dark uniform and cap stands in the lower left foreground. Several elderly men in white kurtas stand near the centre. Signboards in Hindi are visible on the upper right wall.

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April 25 20162016-04-25A dense crowd fills a narrow market street lined with shops and hanging cloth, seen from an elevated vantage point. Many men and women press together, with women in colourful saris and salwar kameez, men in shirts and trousers, and several people wearing orange or yellow headbands and shawls. Some hold up mobile phones and some raise hands. Shopfronts display signage and draped fabrics overhead, and a metal railing sits in the lower foreground.2016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22A dense crowd of many hundreds of people fills a narrow market street, seen from above, with shops behind them. Men wear white kurtas, checked shirts and caps, while women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, teal, purple and yellow, many with headscarves. Some people hold up mobile phones and cameras. Shop signs and colourful cloth hangings line the street, with overhead wires strung across the scene. The crowd presses forward tightly as if waiting for something at the front.2016-04-18A dense crowd of devotees fills a busy festival area, packed shoulder to shoulder behind a yellow metal barrier at the bottom edge. Many men wear white kurtas and turbans in pink, orange and red, and several women wear saris and dupattas in red, pink and multicolour prints. Uniformed police officers in khaki and navy caps stand among the crowd, one raising a hand to direct people. Some men are bare-chested with orange cloth, and a tall metal pole stands at the right edge. Faces are mostly older men and women, with a few children.2016-05-09A dense outdoor crowd of many men and women pressed together, mostly in white kurtas, saffron and orange clothing, and bright pink, red and yellow turbans and headwraps. A man in an orange turban on the right raises a hand, and a photographer with a large camera stands at the upper left beside uniformed police officers in peaked caps. Some people hold their hands up, others gaze forward through the press of bodies.2016-05-09A dense crowd fills a festival street at dusk, with many people pressing forward between tall blue-and-pink decorated gateways. Saffron-robed sadhus and men in white kurtas stand among women in colourful saris, pink, yellow and green shawls. Several people raise sticks and hands, and police in khaki uniforms hold back the crowd near a decorated vehicle. Large painted saint figures in saffron robes and red flags stand on the gate panels. Some people hold smartphones up to take pictures.2016-05-21A dense outdoor crowd of many people fills a dusty open ground at an event, with red and orange fabric hangings and a red banner on the left and a tall, scaffold-like structure. Men in white shirts, checked shirts and jeans mingle with women in colourful saris and salwar kameez, several with pale and pink head coverings. Some men wear white cloths draped over their shoulders, and a few figures in orange and saffron clothing appear at the left edge. Yellow, pink and white umbrellas shade people near tents and green canvas on the right, with trees and utility poles in the background.2016-05-15A dense crowd of men, women and children fills a narrow market street, viewed from above. Many people wear white or pastel shirts, saris and salwar kameez in pink, teal and red, and several men wear orange or saffron turbans. Uniformed police in khaki stand at the front, one holding a rope barrier, while a man in a red shirt and cap stands near the left. Shop fronts display colourful fabrics and a shop sign reads Shraddha Jewels. Scattered confetti or petals lie on the road.2016-04-18A dense outdoor crowd of many people moves through an open festival ground under a hazy sky, with trees and tall bamboo scaffolding at the left. Men and women in shirts, kurtas, saris and salwars jostle together, many wearing caps or headscarves. A large golden umbrella rises above the crowd at upper right, and red and white banners with Hindi text hang on poles near it. At far left, a figure in saffron-orange clothing with a shaved head stands near the edge of the throng, but appearance alone does not establish any identity.2016-05-15May 08 20162016-05-08A dense, crowded street scene viewed from above, filled with many people pressing together between shop fronts. Men wear white and pastel shirts, women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, teal, yellow and red, and several people have orange or yellow markings on their foreheads. Some hold up mobile phones. Signboards and colourful cloth hang from shop fronts above the crowd.2016-04-18