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A dense street procession at the Kumbh Mela, with many people pressing forward between shop fronts and colourful ceremonial flags. In the centre, a bare-chested man with a shaved head wears a white dhoti, red-orange shawl and a rudraksha-style garland, raising his arm amid devotees in white and orange clothing. Several men wear ceremonial gold necklaces and red-orange sashes. A multicoloured umbrella and tall red and orange flag poles rise above the crowd. Uniformed police in dark caps stand at the left edge. A balcony above shows a man watching. A printed portrait on a shop board appears nearby, and a red and white signboard is visible.

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September 13 20152015-09-13A 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.2015-09-15A dense street procession moves through a narrow town lane lined with shuttered shops and multi-storey buildings. Men with bare upper bodies and white dhoti-style cloth, some wearing gold-toned necklaces and orange-saffron shawls, walk in the crowd. A shaven-headed man in the centre wears an orange shawl and a red-and-gold ceremonial garland. Crowd members in white and orange clothing raise their hands and wave. Several long poles carry orange, red and multicoloured embroidered ceremonial canopies and flags with tassels, and a police officer in a dark cap stands at the left edge. A signboard above the shops reads in Marathi-style script. Roughly 40 to 60 people are visible.2015-09-13September 13 20152015-09-13A dense street procession in a town lane with many people in white shirts and kurtas, some wearing orange or red shawls and rudraksha-style red beaded garlands. Tall red and orange flags on poles rise above the crowd, and an ornate golden and red float or palanquin with a deity murti and red-robed attendants sits in the background. Spectators watch from balconies on multi-storey buildings. A man in front wears an orange shawl and white shirt. Some people hold up mobile phones to film. The scene reads as a Kumbh-related ratha procession with sadhus and devotees.2015-09-15 +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 copiesA dense street procession with many devotees pressing around a decorated float. On the float, a bald priest in an orange-saffron shawl stands among several people in maroon and rust-coloured robes, with a tall fringe of red, yellow and green tassels and garlands hanging from the float's upper frame. A large red flag rises beside it. Men in white dhotis and sleeveless garments walk in the crowd, one older man in a white turban-style headcloth and rudraksha beads stands at lower left, and a uniformed police officer is visible at left. Umbrellas in red and multicolour, and a golden ceremonial structure with a painted face, appear in the background among buildings.2015-09-15 +1 copiesA street procession in a narrow town lane crowded with onlookers and uniformed police. At the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha is draped with white and orange flower garlands and topped with gold and brass bowls, with red and orange flags raised on poles. A yellow ceremonial umbrella shades the front. Men in white dhoti and shawl pull or walk beside it, and a figure in a red-orange robe with long garlands sits on the platform. Devotees in saffron and white press forward with raised hands. A large banner in the upper right shows a smiling portrait on a red-orange background, and red flags bearing a portrait hang overhead.2016-04-18May 09th 20162016-05-09A dense crowd of many people fills a busy city street during a procession. Men in white kurtas and dhotis, women in saris and salwar, and people in pink, green and grey shirts press together. Several red flags on poles and a garland-draped canopy arch frame the scene, with a yellow umbrella and a ratha or palanquin visible at left and right. Shop signs and hoardings in Hindi line the street. A figure in orange robes stands among the procession, but the face is not clearly visible.2016-04-18Photograph 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 20152015-09-15