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A dense street procession moves through a crowded Indian town lane. A bare-chested man in the center wears a long beaded necklace and white dhoti, with a crowd of devotees around him in white and red clothing, some with gold garlands. Overhead, a multicoloured canopy with tassels and a decorated ceremonial umbrella shade the group, and red flags wave among the crowd. Police officers in dark uniforms line the edges, and spectators watch from balconies above. Shops with shuttered fronts and signboards line the street.

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September 13 20152015-09-13September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesA dense street procession moves through a narrow Indian town lane lined with shuttered shops. A decorated umbrella with a multicolour striped canopy and white fringed parasols rise above the crowd. Men in saffron and white ritual cloth, some bare-chested with rudraksha and gold chains, walk closely together, while uniformed police hold long bamboo batons to keep the way clear. Saffron and orange flags wave overhead and many spectators press forward or film with phones from balconies and the street. Signs in Marathi and English are visible, including a red banner reading Swami Samarth Kamuniation Reservation and a board for Padurag Dharmik Bhandar. A figure in saffron at the centre of the group may be a person, identified by his distinctive ceremonial gold necklace and saffron robes, while the surrounding men are devotees and attendants.2015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20152015-09-13September 13 20152015-09-13Photograph of a street procession at a Kumbh Mela-area event. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bead necklace and bald head holds a ceremonial staff and stands among a crowd of men in white dhotis with red sashes and rudraksha-style necklaces, several of whom raise their hands. A tall gold pole carries a round orange-and-yellow canopy with a floral design, and red flags rise above the group. Behind them, uniformed police officers and onlookers in saris and shawls watch from the barricade, and a red banner with a portrait of a bearded saint in saffron robes hangs on the wall. The central saffron-robed figure has a bald head and a gold necklace, and is a candidate for the page subject, but his appearance alone is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15April 18 20162016-04-18September 15 20152015-09-15A street procession in a crowded town with a golden-yellow canopy umbrella over a richly decorated palanquin draped in orange and marigold garlands. Several people ride on the palanquin: a bald man in orange robes with rudraksha beads and a shawl sits near the front, and a man in a red-orange turban sits beside him, while a man in white dhoti stands at the rear holding the structure. Crowds on the street raise their hands in greeting and phone cameras, and red flags line the procession. Balconies above are packed with onlookers and buildings display hanging marigold garlands.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a narrow town lane lined with multi-storey buildings and hanging signs. Many sadhus in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees carry tall blue-shafted flags in deep red and orange with sun-like emblems, and wave their arms in the air. A bald, bare-chested man in an orange cloth wrapped across his body and a gold necklace walks at the centre, with a crowd of white-clad participants and onlookers around him. A maroon banner with Devanagari lettering is visible above the crowd, and a gilded kalasha-like finial rises above the flags. Uniformed police stand at the right edge. Many people are crowded together with a large group behind them.2015-09-15