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A dense street crowd in a narrow market lane in Ujjain, many people raising hands and clapping, some holding up mobile phones. Several uniformed police officers in dark caps and khaki stand among them, one holding a copper pot. A man in the foreground lifts a long red flag on a blue pole. Women in red and green saris and salwar kameez are visible in the crowd. Shop fronts hang with clothing and banners above, including a maroon banner reading Vikramaditya Wholesale Market Merchants Association welcoming you, and a white banner with the same welcome text. A dense crowd of many dozens fills the lane.

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A street procession in Ujjain on a busy market road. A large white banner reads "Vikramaditya Balath Market Merchant Association, Ujjain, aapka hardik abhinandan karta hai" above a crowd of devotees raising hands and clapping. A man in a white shirt and white cap in the foreground stretches his arm toward a red flag bearing a portrait, while a woman in a red sari holds a brass vessel and another man plays a dhol drum. A uniformed police officer stands at right beside a rope barrier. Shop fronts and a second maroon banner with Hindi text frame the scene.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Dense crowd at a Kumbh Mela procession in Ujjain, shot from behind a large red cloth banner edged with gold trim at the left. Many devotees, women in saris and headscarves, and uniformed police in khaki and dark caps push forward between yellow barricades. A bald priest in white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body stands near the bottom, holding a red cloth. A monk in saffron/orange robes with an orange lanyard stands among the police. Behind them, a red banner reads a Virat Sadbhavana Sammelan, with tents and signs beyond. Several people hold up mobile phones to take photos.2016-04-22 +1 copiesA street crowd in Ujjain gathers under a white cloth canopy strung beneath a large pink banner that reads a welcome message to a Rajguru Mahamandaleshwar. Many people raise hands in greeting or folded palms, some holding up phones to film. Men and women in saris, salwar kameez and checked shirts fill the scene; a turbaned elder stands at left and uniformed police officers in khaki stand in the foreground behind a rope barrier. Shops with hanging clothes line the background, and a green handcart is visible at right.2016-04-18A dense street procession in a narrow Indian market lane, with policemen in khaki uniforms and caps holding back crowds. A pink banner above the street shows a portrait of a saffron-robed sadhu with a white beard and a devotee's photo, with Hindi text. Women in colourful saris and men in shirts stand along balconies and the street, many raising hands or holding up phones. A man in a blue shirt pulls a rope attached to a green cart. Shops with clothing displays and signboards line the lane, and a white cloth canopy hangs across the street.2016-04-18A dense street crowd lines a narrow market lane, many people raising their hands and some holding up phones to film. Several uniformed police officers in khaki stand behind a rope barrier, one in a dark-brown cap on the left and another in a white cap on the right pointing toward the road. Shop fronts behind them display an Ayurvedic pharmacy sign and a Raja Baba luggage shop; the crowd wears saris in orange, pink and purple, and men in shirts and kurtas. Hanging banners and small garlands decorate the street.2016-04-18 +1 copiesA dense street crowd in Ujjain pressed behind a metal railing and police officers in khaki uniforms with dark blue caps. Many people raise smartphones to film, and several folded their hands in namaste. A banner above reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda with Hindi text and dates in May 2016 at Nithyananda Peeth, Sadaval Marg, Ujjain. A woman in a green floral sari stands at left with a small child. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-04-18A street procession in a crowded Indian town lane, with a floral-decorated palanquin or chariot covered in marigold garlands and white flowers in the lower left. Police officers in khaki uniforms and caps walk alongside, and a man in a yellow shirt stands near the centre waving to the crowd. Behind them a dense crowd of onlookers, many women in saffron and colourful saris, watches from shopfronts and balconies. A tall red flag with gold trim is raised on the right. Shops line the street with signboards in Hindi.2016-04-18A dense street crowd gathers along a narrow Ujjain market lane during a procession. Women in yellow, orange and green saris and salwar kameez stand behind a metal railing on the left, while men in white kurtas, checked shirts and blue shirts press forward. A uniformed police officer in dark cap and khaki uniform directs the crowd on the right, and a man in a light green shirt raises a phone to photograph. Red flags and marigold petals appear at the right edge. A tall vertical banner reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda with dates and a phone number, showing a portrait of a woman in red and gold dress with a garland and raised hand. Shopfronts and an umbrella line the lane.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A large outdoor crowd of devotees presses forward at a festival procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, many with arms raised and hands extended, some holding up mobile phones. Police officers in khaki uniforms and caps stand among them, and a shirtless man in a white dhoti with a golden border is in the foreground at left. Women wear saffron, pink, red and yellow saris and salwar suits, and a man in a red shirt stands center right. Behind them are red and orange tents, tall red flags, banners and stalls under bare trees, with a painted sign reading Ujjain Kumbh 2016 visible at the top.2016-04-22