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Night street scene at a Kumbh Mela-style procession, with a crowd lining a road in front of a yellow and red multi-storey building lit with purple and white lights. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at left holding a phone. A bare-chested man with a white shawl and orange cloth is at centre, with a garlanded man in white dhoti beside him. Saffron-robed sadhus in orange and red stand behind, and a green tractor with an orange-draped seat is at right. A decorated float with flowers and a portrait sits at centre-left. Illuminated banner text is visible on the building. Figures on balconies and a stage frame sit in the background.

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September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20132013-02-12Night street procession with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, kurtas and shirts, many holding phones aloft to film. In the centre, a shirtless man with long dark hair wears white and gold garlands and a red cloth draped over his shoulder, appearing to be a sannyasi or ritual participant. A bald elderly man with long white hair wears white and gold-bordered cloth. Behind them, a decorated float or vehicle carries a deity murti framed by yellow and green garlands, with saffron flags and strings of coloured lights overhead. A lit arch and roadside crowd complete the scene.2015-09-13Night procession on a dirt road lit by street lamps, with a decorated ratha or palanquin at upper left draped in teal canopy and marigold garlands, carried by men in white dhotis. Foreground devotees in white dhotis and orange cloths walk barefoot, a man in orange wrap and an older bald man in dark blue shirt stand in front. A red tractor trailer with a flower-strung canopy follows. Tents and banners line the background, and a sign at right reads partially in view.2013-02-12September 15 20152015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesNight street scene at a Kumbh Mela procession route with police barricades marked 'Maharashtra Police'. Two uniformed police officers in khaki stand at the front, one holding a long stick. A young man in a cream shawl over an orange dhoti stands at left. A bearded sadhu in orange robes leans on a staff beside another sadhu in orange. People in orange and red dhotis and saris crowd the street. At right, a decorated float or chariot covered with marigolds and orange flowers carries figures. A multi-storey white building and a yellow banner stand behind.2015-09-15September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesOutdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela site with a dense crowd lining a barricaded route. A green tractor pulls a decorated open cart with a golden canopy hung with flower garlands and a seated deity murti or figure beneath it. Men in white dhotis and orange saffron clothing walk alongside, some wearing rudraksha malas, and a uniformed police officer guides the crowd. Red flags are carried, and a red banner shows a saffron-robed figure with a bearded face. Many people raise their hands and phones toward the cart. A pink gateway with painted panels and temple structures stands behind.2016-05-21September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20132013-02-12