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A crowd of uniformed police and armed security personnel stands behind a yellow barrier and a rope line at an outdoor gathering. Many wear dark-blue and khaki uniforms with peaked caps; one officer in camouflage fatigues holds a rifle. At the left, a man with a shaved head and white dhoti with a red border wears a rudraksha mala and sunglasses. A woman in white with a red shawl stands in the foreground, and a man in a purple shirt holds a phone. On the right, a long silver staff with a decorative top is visible. Yellow and red banners and blue tarpaulin canopies frame the scene, with a faded portrait on a banner at top right.

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May 09th 20162016-05-09Night photograph of a crowded outdoor pathway lined with yellow metal barricades during a large gathering. Uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps manage the crowd, while devotees in saffron, yellow and red garments walk through. A bearded man with long hair in a saffron/orange cloth stands near the center, and a bearded man in a red-maroon robe with a rudraksha mala stands on the right, with a light-coloured shirt worker nearby. Many people in white, yellow and bright sari colours fill the background, and tents with orange fabric are visible at upper left. Bright spotlights glow at the lower right.2016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22A dense outdoor crowd fills a street during a public gathering. In the foreground, several uniformed police officers in khaki shirts, tan trousers and peaked caps stand among the people, one holding a baton. Many devotees fill the background, including men in white kurtas and women in saffron, orange and pink saris, one wearing a green sari with a gold border. A man in an orange turban and a man in a white cap stand near the centre, and several people raise mobile phones to take photographs. A red banner edge appears at the right. The scene reads as a large crowd management moment rather than a specific ritual.2016-04-18A crowded outdoor scene during a religious gathering, with dense people filling the frame. In the centre, a bearded man with long grey hair wears a loose orange saffron wrap and holds a white mobile phone, walking among uniformed police officers in khaki with peaked caps. Around them, devotees in white dhotis, a woman in a teal sari, a man in a yellow t-shirt with a white beaded necklace, and a man in a red cloth stand in the throng. Several people wear orange saffron scarves and lanyards, and one man carries a small child on his shoulder.2016-05-09A photo of a dense, crowded night scene at a riverside ghat-style area, with a large mass of people packed together. Police officers in khaki uniforms and dark blue caps move through the crowd, one pointing with an outstretched arm. Many men wear saffron or orange robes and cloths, some are bare-chested with white dhotis, and others wear shirts and trousers; a few women wear sarees and head coverings. A yellow and red barrier and a bare-chested man with a pink turban stand near the front, with a dark tarpaulin on the left edge.2016-05-09A dense crowd of men at an outdoor river ghat during a shahi snan procession, with police in khaki uniforms and dark caps and soldiers in camouflage fatigues and caps keeping order. In the centre, a bare-chested sadhu with long matted hair and a white loincloth stands beside another sadhu wearing a garland of orange marigolds. Foreground figures wear saffron/orange robes, including a bearded man with a rudraksha-style mala and a bald man with white beads and a white badge lanyard. Ropes and metal barricades line the crowd.2016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor festival procession on a dusty road lined with yellow barricades and crowds. In the foreground, shirtless men in white dhotis with orange-gold borders hold a long bamboo pole and walk beside a row of uniformed police in khaki and camouflage, some with caps and lanyards. Mounted police on brown horses ride behind them under a sky of tents, flags and banners. A man in a purple shirt photographs the scene with a camera. Tents with white and yellow canopies and wooden barricades line the right side, with spectators watching. A large red and white banner with Hindi text hangs at left.2016-05-09A crowded outdoor procession scene with many people pressed together. In the foreground, a man with a sandalwood mark on his forehead wears a white dhoti and a rudraksha-style mala garland, with a red-and-white flower garland near the bottom. Several uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps stand watch, one holding up a smartphone to photograph, another filming with a phone. Behind them, saddhus in saffron and orange robes raise folded hands or hold up arms, some with orange and red turbans. A decorated white and red ratha or palanquin with flower garlands of white, red, yellow and blue blossoms stands at the right edge, and a green canopy shades part of the upper left.2016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22A dense street procession in an Indian town crowded with onlookers. A yellow ceremonial umbrella with fringed edging is held over a palanquin or covered carriage at left, carried by a man in white clothes. Uniformed police in khaki stand in a line along the front, and a photographer with a camera and orange lanyard stands among them. Many devotees in shirts and kurtas have orange-yellow tilak marks on their foreheads. Tall red and white flags rise at left, and large banners with a portrait and printed text hang from shopfronts behind the crowd.2016-04-18