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Dense outdoor crowd at an evening riverside event, many people holding long poles topped with colourful umbrellas in red, blue, yellow, maroon and green with silver fringe. Devotees wear saffron and orange shawls, white kurtas and sarees in pink, red and green. A man in a white turban and a bearded man in white stand among them, and several people raise mobile phones. Floodlit buildings in orange and pink and flags appear in the background. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues.

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A large outdoor crowd at dusk during a procession along a riverside street. Foreground shows many devotees in white, red, and orange clothing, some holding long poles topped with colourful ceremonial parasols and umbrellas in orange, yellow, red, pink, and royal blue with fringed edges, plus tall red flags. A woman in white with short grey hair holds a phone and stands among the crowd. Devotees wear rudraksha-style beads and saffron or red shawls. Pink and orange buildings, trees, and string lights frame the background, with people on rooftops and a tall pole with a flag.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24A dense outdoor procession crowded with saffron, orange and white-clad sadhus, sannyasis and devotees carrying tall red flags and colourful umbrellas in yellow, blue, red and multicolour. Many wear rudraksha malas and kumkum or vibhuti marks. Some figures in white dhotis and red or white shawls walk beside others in orange robes, while a bearded man in orange at centre wears a white shawl. Bright festival lights and a painted backdrop frame the scene. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-04-22April 24 20162016-04-24April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A dense outdoor procession in a crowded street lined with colourful parasols in green, yellow, orange, red and magenta, with long red and saffron flags raised above the crowd. Near the centre, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a yellow-gold necklace of beads stands bare-chested with hands raised in blessing, while a man in an orange-saffron robe with a red cloth and a rudraksha-style mala walks beside him. A bald man in orange striped clothing and a woman in white stand to the right near a red flag. A white-bearded elder in white robes and a sadhu with long matted hair and rudraksha malas appear at the left edge. Pink stone temple architecture and a blue signboard with Hindi text rise in the background, and many onlookers fill the scene, some holding phones.2016-04-24A dense outdoor procession of sadhus and devotees moves through a crowded street. Many people wear saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas, while others wear white. Numerous red flags on poles rise above the crowd, alongside large umbrellas in red, yellow, blue and multicolour with fringed edges, and a yellow and red garland hangs on a pole at right. Some participants carry staffs, and a few figures in the back wear pink and yellow headwear. Several individual faces are visible, but no one is clearly identified as a person from appearance cues.2016-04-22April 24 20162016-04-24April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22