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A large crowd fills a dusty street during a procession. In the foreground a red flag bears a printed portrait of a bearded man wearing a yellow turban, and it is held aloft on a pole. Behind it, several ornate umbrellas in red, purple, blue and yellow with embroidered borders and tassels are carried above the crowd, alongside more red flags. Devotees press together at the roadside, and brass instruments are visible at right. Trees and red-flowering branches frame the background. The flag portrait is a depiction on cloth and is not a physical person.

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May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A dense crowd fills a street during a festival procession, with many people surrounded by red and orange flags on poles and a large number of colourful umbrellas in green, blue, yellow, red, pink and multicolour patterns with fringed edges. Some people in the background wear orange or saffron clothing. Behind the crowd, white-draped float structures decorated with green garlands and orange flags are visible. Several sadhus or devotees in saffron robes are seen among the throng, and a few people on the left wear white. Numerous people fill the scene; the crowd is too dense to count precisely.2016-04-22May 09th 20162016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22A dense outdoor procession crowd fills a wide street, with many people in saffron, orange and white clothing pressed together under a field of colourful ceremonial umbrellas. Large umbrellas in red, green, yellow, blue and pink with fringed edges and bird motifs are held aloft above the crowd. Numerous red and orange flags, some bearing printed portrait faces, wave among them. Tall white banners with orange-draped frames and flowers stand in the background. The scene suggests a festival procession with many devotees and crowds packed along the route.2016-04-22A dense outdoor procession moves along a tree-lined road as a large crowd of devotees surrounds a row of ornately patterned umbrellas in red, pink, green, yellow and maroon. Many tall red and orange flags on poles rise above the crowd. Men in white dhotis and women in red and orange saris with gold necklaces walk among the umbrellas, and several bald men wear orange garments. On the left, a large painted banner shows a portrait of a bald-headed man, and a red-and-orange flag hangs beside it. Utility poles and wires stand against a bright sky.2016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22A red triangular flag on a pole dominates the frame, printed with a smiling woman in an orange-yellow head wrap and a red bindi, her dark hair falling down. Behind it, an orange-and-yellow canopy umbrella with sequined trim and a gold-and-red decorated palanquin-style structure sit among a crowd in procession. Other red flags wave on the right, and orange and white tents stand in the background. Several people in saffron and white clothing are visible at the edges of the crowd.2016-05-09