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Dense crowd procession at a riverside event. Centre: a silver palanquin-like carrier (palanquin/ratha) decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red roses, carried on poles by men in yellow and red shirts. Around it, numerous sadhus with ash-smeared bodies, long matted hair and orange or yellow garlands raise their arms. Many devotees in orange and saffron clothing, some holding conch-like horns or trumpets, and uniformed police visible at upper right. A pink cloth banner and white feather fan hang beside the carrier. A video camera is raised in the crowd.

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A dense night procession of sadhus and devotees moves along a crowded street. Many men have bodies smeared with grey-white ash and wear yellow and marigold garlands; several carry long staffs. Some wear saffron and orange cloths or turbans. Onlookers in white shirts and orange headwear film and press forward at the roadside. In the upper right, a palanquin or decorated float is covered in marigold garlands, and a policeman in a dark uniform and cap stands among the crowd. Yellow canopy fabric and flags frame the scene. Hundreds of people are visible, the foreground filled with bodies and raised arms.2016-05-09A dense crowd procession at a Hindu religious event. Central focus is a small palanquin-style shrine with a domed canopy decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, carried on wooden poles by bare-chested men in orange and yellow dhotis and saffron cloths. Around it, sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes, some with bare upper bodies smeared with ash, and one bearded man in white turban and orange garment walking near the front. Uniformed police officers with caps and khaki uniforms line the crowd, and photographers with cameras are visible at the right edge. Women in pink and green saris and a young boy in a white shirt watch from behind.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A crowded procession scene shows several ash-smeared naked sadhus draped in thick yellow marigold garlands, with flower crowns on their heads. The foreground sadhu with a long grey beard is walking forward between others. Behind them, a man in a grey patterned t-shirt with a badge and a turban-wearing man in orange stand among devotees. A uniformed police officer holds a rope barrier on the left, and a decorated orange-and-gold ceremonial palanquin with yellow canopy appears at upper right.2016-05-09A dense night procession of ascetic sadhus crowds a riverside route. Many are bare-chested and covered in grey-white ash, wearing marigold garlands around their heads and necks. Several raise their arms, and some hold long staffs and a trident. A camera operator with a lit lamp films from the right, and uniformed police stand at the edge of the crowd. Behind them, large marigold-decorated structures and orange flags are visible.2016-05-09February 11 20132013-02-11April 18 20162016-04-18April 24 20162016-04-24September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesNight procession in a dense crowd at a riverside ghat in Ujjain, lit by street lamps and a green light. Several large yellow and orange ceremonial umbrellas with mirror-work fringes and red and gold parasols rise above the throng. A tall figure in an orange turban and gold-beaded necklaces, with bare upper body and ornate arm band, raises an arm toward a ritual stand holding a brass vessel and a silver trident-topped staff, with incense smoke drifting in the air. Men in saffron and orange robes and white kurtas press around, some with palms joined in greeting, a man in yellow kurta and another in orange with a red scarf stand nearby, and many devotees photograph the scene with phones and cameras. A small gilded canopy shrine stands near the centre.2016-04-24December 31 20152015-12-31