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A large outdoor street procession in a tree-lined area with palm trees. A crowd of many dozens of people fills the street, with numerous red, orange, and yellow flags on tall poles. A decorated open vehicle with flower garlands and pink-and-white flower decorations carries a figure in saffron/orange robes standing at the center, with raised arms, near red and blue canopies. Some people wear white and orange clothing, and several men in khaki uniforms and yellow safety vests manage the crowd. A portrait banner with a printed face is held up on a pole. Many people hold up phones to take photos.

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April 18 20162016-04-18A 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.2016-04-18Outdoor street procession in an Indian city during daytime. A large ornate golden palanquin or ratha with a blue and gold canopy carries a deity murti or decorated figure, surrounded by flower garlands and red and orange petals. White-clad attendants in white dhotis and red-bordered shawls stand beside it. Dense crowds fill the road, many in white, pastel and bright shirts, some women in headscarves. Overhead strings of colourful triangular pennants stretch across the street, and red, orange and saffron flags flutter above a sea of umbrellas in yellow, red and green. Uniformed police officers in khaki and a worker in a yellow vest stand among the crowd. Tall trees and palms line the background.2016-04-18Dense street procession with a decorated palanquin-style float at centre, carried on a green-and-red canopy structure. A figure in orange and gold sits within the float under a large ornate umbrella, while attendants in white stand around it. Many red, yellow and blue ceremonial umbrellas and red flags fill the frame above a large crowd of devotees and onlookers, many holding phones and raising hands. Motorcycles and a loudspeaker stand are visible along the road, with a tree-lined background and a painted deity figure on a float at the left edge.2016-04-18A large street procession moves through a crowded lane lined with trees and stalls, with police in khaki and volunteers in yellow safety vests holding back barriers. Many red flags on tall poles are carried by marchers in white dhotis and saffron-toned garments. A decorated golden palanquin with a kalasha-like canopy and a seated figure in orange and gold is carried forward at the center. Green and patterned umbrellas shade a group of women in white saris and beaded necklaces. Spectators crowd the roadside and balconies. No physical a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance here.2016-05-21A large street procession in Ujjain moves beneath tall shady trees along a crowded road. At the centre, a gilded ornate palanquin or ratha carries a seated figure draped in orange cloth, with a golden canopy and floral garlands above. Men in orange and saffron robes walk alongside, and many red flags bearing a lion emblem are held aloft, while umbrella-like parasols shade the procession. Dense crowds of devotees line both sides, and yellow-vested volunteers keep the route clear. Roadside stalls and hoardings are visible on the left, and a few onlookers watch from a wall on the right.2016-05-21A dense outdoor procession crowd moves along a tree-lined road under strings of triangular bunting and many red, orange and yellow flags. Two decorated floats with golden arches and multicoloured umbrellas carry figures; the left float shows a woman in red and gold ornaments beside a man in a red garment, and a small deity murti sits under a canopy on the right float. Dozens of men and women in white, blue, pink and orange clothing press close, some holding phones, and a covered rickshaw-like vehicle sits in the foreground. Garlands of purple flowers line a float base.2016-04-18Outdoor procession on a crowded street lined with flags. At centre, a gilded, ornately decorated ratha or palanquin carries a deity murti in gold and green garments, decorated with purple and white flower garlands, under a yellow and orange canopy. A man in white and red attire stands near the cart and others walk beside it. Behind, many colourful umbrellas and parasols are raised. A large crowd of men and women in traditional dress surrounds the vehicle, with police in khaki uniforms guiding the way and motorcycles parked along the edge.2016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22A large procession on a tree-lined road during the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. Many devotees in white and saffron walk behind a decorated ratha/chariot carrying a golden deity murti under a canopy. Many red flags are carried, and green and multicolored umbrellas shade the procession. Spectators line a white wall on the right, and stalls with signboards stand along the left side. The crowd is dense and largely unidentifiable.2016-05-21April 18 20162016-04-18May 21 20162016-05-21