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Street procession at a crowded roadside in dappled daylight, with a line of khaki-uniformed police officers behind a yellow barricade on the left. In the foreground, a woman with long dreadlocks wears an orange saffron top, a beaded necklace and sunglasses. A man in a cream kurta and dhoti walks down the middle of the road, and a uniformed officer strides beside him on the right. Devotees in mixed clothing fill the street, and a decorated float or palanquin with a canopy and yellow-orange ornaments rises in the background among banners and flags.

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April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor procession on a tree-lined street during a crowded religious festival. In the foreground a bare-chested sadhu in a saffron-orange turban and gold ornaments sits near a drum, with a saffron cloth draped over his shoulder. Beside him, a man in white dhoti holds a long red-handled yellow ornate umbrella over a figure in white and gold garments, wearing a garland and beaded necklace. Behind them, uniformed police and men in white shirts stand near a yellow-barred cage cart and a drum. Dense crowds of devotees in white and saffron fill the road, with flags, tents and banners along the sides and a large speaker stack visible at left.2016-04-22Outdoor procession on a sunny dirt road with a crowd of devotees and uniformed police officers. A man in the foreground wears a white dhoti and a red shawl and holds a long orange-red pole topped by a green canopy umbrella. Behind him, a woman in a red shawl and a man in a navy cap and khaki uniform walk among red and saffron flags, and a yellow umbrella is visible further back. Several people in white clothing and saffron shawls walk with palms pressed together in greeting. Trees, utility poles, roadside signs and barricades line the street.2016-04-22A dense outdoor procession moves along a tree-lined dirt road at a crowded religious gathering. Several large umbrellas dominate the foreground: a yellow canopy, a blue canopy with gold fringe, and a red and a green one on the left. Khaki-uniformed police officers in peaked caps walk beside a pink-and-red palanquin, one holding its edge. Robed sadhus in orange and white, some with rudraksha malas and marked foreheads, walk among saffron flags and crowds of devotees in white, orange and colourful saris and kurtas.2016-04-22A street procession on a golden ratha-style float with a golden throne-like seat at its centre. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a red turban sits on the throne, with orange garlands around the neck. A bright yellow ceremonial umbrella is held above the throne by a man on the left wearing a rudraksha-style neck adornment. Flanking the float, sannyasis in orange cloth sit on colourful striped mats, and three uniformed police officers in khaki stand or sit on the float with rifles. Crowds, orange flags and a loudspeaker fill the street behind, and a large banner stands at the right edge. The scene resembles a shahi snan kumbh procession.2016-04-22A large outdoor procession moves along a dusty dirt path. Many devotees wear white kurtas and dhotis, some with yellow lanyards and name badges, while women in salwar kameez and saris walk among them. Saffron-orange flags on poles are carried high. In the background a decorated golden palanquin with a canopy, a large kalasha-style ornament and a white van with speakers sit near a concrete wall and trees under a hazy sky. Foreground figures include a man in white with a backpack and a woman in orange. The a person candidate is not clearly visible in this crowd scene, so no appearance-based identification is made.2009-12-27A large outdoor procession moves down a tree-lined road as a dense crowd of devotees presses behind golden barricades on the right, many raising phones to photograph. Ahead, saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees walk beneath a row of ornate yellow and orange umbrellas, while red flags on tall poles lead the way. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and a saffron-clad figure walk near the front. Above the crowd, a decorated float or palanquin carries a deity murti adorned with garlands and flowers under a canopy. Roadside banners, flags and signboards line the street, and a blue circular sign hangs on a pole at upper left.2016-05-09September 11 20122012-09-11Outdoor street procession on a sunny day at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with a crowd of devotees walking along a dusty road lined with tents, banners and barricades. Several large parasols are carried above the marchers, one bright pink with beaded fringe and one blue, and many people hold red and orange flags. Devotees wear white and saffron dhotis and orange sarees, and several women carry water bottles. Some figures wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti. Tall trees, utility poles and hoardings frame the scene. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance in this image.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22