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Night street scene during a crowded procession. Two uniformed mounted police officers in khaki ride horses at the centre, followed by a bright headlight of a vehicle. Dense crowds of people in mixed clothing fill the road, many in white kurtas and some wearing orange turbans. In the foreground, ornate decorated umbrellas in orange, green and red with mirror-work and tassels are carried, alongside red and orange flags on poles. A man in a light blue shirt holds up a phone to take a photo. Street lights, a bus and roadside stalls and banners appear in the background.

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A night street procession moves through a crowded road lit by string lights and street lamps. Dense rows of ornately decorated umbrellas in green, red, yellow, teal and orange, edged with mirror work and tassels, are carried above the marchers, with red flags rising among them. Many devotees fill the road, and a white van with a blue light and a green-and-white bus stand in the background.2016-05-09Night procession crowded with devotees moving along a street, lit by vehicle headlights and street lamps. Foreground shows large colourful decorated umbrellas in red, orange, green and purple with embroidered and mirrored panels, and orange flags on poles. A white SUV leads the procession with a figure in saffron/orange clothing seated in the front passenger area; a few people stand on its roof and beside it. Many men in white kurtas and shirts, some in orange turbans, walk alongside. Shop stalls and vans line the road, and a painted portrait of a bearded saint appears at the upper right.2016-05-09Night procession of a very dense crowd filling a city street, with many people walking under a row of ornate umbrellas in yellow, green, maroon and pink with silver borders, many carried on poles. Orange and red flags are held aloft among the crowd, and some men wear white and orange clothing and turbans. Yellow metal barricades line the right side, and a large portrait banner of a bearded saint hangs on a building at the upper left, lit by street lights and storefronts.2016-05-21A dense night crowd fills a riverside ghat during the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with many people pressed together and several raising smartphones to photograph. Bright white street lamps and illuminated shrines glow in the background, with colourful lit temple facades on the left. Numerous tall red and orange flags and large yellow and orange umbrellas rise above the crowd, and a dark vehicle is visible in the middle of the throng. Men in shirts and caps dominate the foreground, some wearing camouflage caps. No individual can be identified as a person with confidence from the visible scene.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Night street scene of a large crowd walking along a road lined with vans and vehicles. Three mounted police officers in khaki uniforms and dark caps lead the way on brown horses, the foremost holding a long stick. Behind and beside them, many people in white, pastel and colourful clothes walk, with an orange and a multicoloured umbrella in the foreground. Vehicles and shopfronts line the street.2016-05-09May 21 20162016-05-21Night-time crowd at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with a dense mass of devotees and onlookers pressing around a central figure in a saffron-orange shawl and a bright yellow kurta. Several large ceremonial umbrellas are held aloft: one with a red, green and gold patterned canopy, a yellow one, and a deep blue one with beaded fringe. A red flag rises above the crowd, and many people hold up mobile phones to record. Stage lights and green-lit trees glow in the background. A man in a white cap and uniform stands nearby. The figure in the centre is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so the attribution remains uncertain.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24May 21 20162016-05-21 +1 copiesNight street procession with a dense crowd of devotees lining and following a road. Several uniformed police officers ride brown horses in the foreground; the rider on the right wears a dark cap and khaki uniform and gestures with one hand, and another rider in a light uniform and cap is beside him. Devotees in white, pink, purple and blue saris and kurtas walk along the sides, and a man in a white shirt with an orange turban is visible among them. A white van and a vehicle with a roof light move behind the crowd. A large multicolour parasol-like umbrella occupies the bottom edge, and a banner with a portrait of a saint-like figure in orange hangs at top right.2016-05-09December 23 20162016-12-23