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A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town road lined with onlookers and uniformed police officers in khaki. Women in white saris with red-orange borders and red shawls walk at the front, while a woman in an orange sari with a red border and a garland of orange beads walks near the lower right. Several people carry large umbrellas in blue, yellow and maroon, and a golden ceremonial umbrella shades a palanquin-like carriage at the centre. Red flags with a printed portrait of a man are held aloft over the crowd. Shopfronts and signboards line the street behind the procession.

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April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in daylight with a long line of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, many holding long red flags and ornate orange, yellow, blue and green umbrellas with beaded fringes. A woman in the foreground wears a white sari with a red border, gold necklaces and bangles. Shopfronts and trees line the road behind the crowd, and a few onlookers stand in the distance.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a crowded city road with many devotees in saffron, orange and white garments. Women in orange and red saris with garlands lead the front, while many people hold tall red flags printed with a portrait. Umbrellas in blue, yellow, green and maroon with fringed edges shade the procession, and a figure in an orange robe with a red turban and garlands stands near the center beside a red tractor. Uniformed police officers line the background among onlookers and parked vehicles.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession moves forward under a hazy sky, with devotees carrying tall red and maroon flags on long poles. Many umbrellas, including a purple one with fringe, a red one with gold trim and several white canopies, shade the marchers. A central man in a white kurta and white trousers, barefoot, holds a red flag high. Women in white and cream saris with orange and maroon borders walk alongside, some wearing garlands and rudraksha-style beads. Men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees follow in the crowd. Scattered orange flower petals lie on the road. The scene suggests a ritual yatra or procession.2015-09-15A 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.2016-04-22A large festival procession moves along a street under bright sunshine, with many women in white and cream garments bordered in red, several wearing red shawls and wide white-and-red sashes. Some have vertical white marks on their foreheads and gold necklaces, and a woman in front raises her arm while dancing. Red flags on tall poles and yellow and green ceremonial umbrellas rise above the crowd, and yellow metal barricades line the route. Spectators stand behind the barriers under trees.2016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20152015-09-13A crowd procession moves along a dirt road past white-walled buildings and a bamboo fence. Red-orange flags on tall poles and several colourful striped umbrellas on poles rise above the marchers. At the centre, a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes walks under an umbrella, with other saffron-clad figures around him. Many marchers wear white, cream and pastel saddis, salwar kameez or dhotis, and women and girls with long braided hair walk among them. Some people carry small items, and a steel lattice tower stands at the upper right.2008-12-27