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A dense outdoor procession crowd moves along a tree-lined road under a hazy sky, with many people in white, cream and orange clothing. Saffron and orange flags rise above the throng, and a white-draped float or ratha with decorated pillars and umbrellas carries a few people in saffron robes near its top. A large red banner with orange pennants stands in the right foreground, and a blue sign reading drinking water appears at the left. Most people in the crowd are walking, and many are close-packed and partly obscured.

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May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A large outdoor crowd fills a tree-lined street during a procession. Dense ranks of men and women in light shirts, kurtas, saris and headscarves press together, many with bags and some looking toward a decorated float at right. Behind them, orange and red flags and pennants line the route, and a shaded platform with floral garlands and marigold-style decorations holds a seated figure in pink clothing. A red and gold ornate ratha-style canopy with a red cloth and white and pink flower garlands sits at right. The scene reads as a festival or procession crowd, with no clearly identifiable Swamiji visible.2016-04-18May 21 20162016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21A dense crowd of devotees fills a night procession route, many men in white kurtas and dhotis with white caps and turbans, some women in colourful saris, and a small child held aloft. Tall saffron and orange flags on wooden poles rise above them, alongside a white flag and a red banner. A yellow metal barrier runs along the left edge. In the lower right, an ornate red and orange canopy with gold embroidery. Behind the crowd, a large painted billboard shows a bearded figure in a white garment and an ornate golden headdress, beside a yellow and red poster.2016-05-09A street procession moves through a dense, crowded town lane lined with shops and strung with orange and yellow triangular pennants. At left, a silver-decorated palanquin or ratha carries a seated figure in orange and saffron clothing under an ornate canopy, with garlands of yellow flowers along its frame. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing white caps, walk beside and behind it, and metal vessels with orange-topped offerings are carried at the front. A man at right holds up a large orange flag on a pole. Red and gold decorative panels hang from the palanquin and along the route, and a dense crowd of onlookers fills the foreground.2011-05-24May 09th 20162016-05-09A dense crowd fills a wide dusty road during a procession, with many people walking in both directions past yellow metal crowd barriers on the right. Many men wear saffron and orange robes and dhotis, and several women wear saris in mixed colours. On the right, decorated palanquin-style carts with orange and yellow canopies and marigold garlands carry seated figures in white and orange clothing, with a golden canopy above them. Orange flags and pink and purple banners line the route, and a few people stand on a vehicle at left. Other people in white shirts, checked shirts and head wraps move through the throng.2016-05-09May 21 20162016-05-21A dense outdoor procession on a tree-lined road during a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. A decorated ratha/palanquin with marigold garlands and a fringed umbrella carries several saffron-robed sannyasis, one in a red robe with a rudraksha mala. Orange flags and large portrait banners with a saint's face are held up in the crowd. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe with a white turban stands at the left, and many devotees in white and orange press along the street.2016-04-22