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A crowded street procession in an Indian town, with many people in white and saffron clothing. Red and orange flags on poles fill the frame, and a large cutout or poster of a seated, smiling figure in orange-red robes, a red turban and a long red-and-white garland is raised aloft on a pole. Onlookers lean from balconies and crowd the street, and a pink-and-gold banner hangs over the procession. Several people in white dhotis and orange shawls walk in the foreground, some with ash markings and beaded malas. The figure on the raised cutout is shown in a meditative pose with hands raised in greeting.

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September 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 large crowd procession on a sunlit street. In the foreground, a life-size cutout or banner-style image of a smiling man wearing a red-maroon turban, a red-and-brown shawl, and multiple beaded rudraksha-style and white flower garlands, with a white-marked forehead, raises one hand in blessing. Red flags wave overhead and a light blue umbrella with a dotted pattern shades a group of devotees in saffron and orange clothing. Several people in front wear orange and red garments and white garlands, and a pale-clothed figure holds a red flag. Trees and roadside barriers line the street, and a bright sun flares at the top right.2016-04-22Night procession on a road lit by street lamps, with devotees in white clothes and orange-red shawls marching behind a tall float. Foreground, a woman in a white sari and red garland holds a long blue-and-red flag pole; a man at left wears white with a gold necklace and orange shawl. A large banner-sized portrait on the float shows a seated figure in an orange-red turban, garlanded with a rudraksha-style mala, with a flower-decorated kalasha-like float beside it. Red and blue flags, a yellow ornamented umbrella and crowds line the route, with stalls and lights in the background.2015-09-15 +1 copiesA street procession moves through a crowded fairground lined with tents, flags and onlookers. Red flags on tall poles are carried at the front, with red and orange umbrellas overhead. A person in a red turban and garland at the lower left smiles and gestures toward the camera, while women in white saris with red borders walk in the procession. A man in a red turban and ochre garments at centre stands on a platform carried by others, with a figure in a decorative seat and a garland. Police in khaki uniforms line the route beside yellow barricades. Many spectators stand behind the marchers.2016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22Street procession at dusk through a narrow town lane lined with a red-and-cream building whose balconies are crowded with onlookers. Marchers in white dhotis and saffron shawls walk with flags; a large orange-and-red flag shows a portrait of a smiling bearded figure with long hair, and another red flag with a similar portrait is raised nearby. A man in an orange t-shirt holds a microphone-style device, and a banner with partial Devanagari lettering is carried by marchers in white and saffron. A shaved-headed elder in white holds a flag, and a bare-chested man wears a rudraksha-style mala. Bystanders film with phones.2015-09-15A street procession in a town with multi-storey buildings and overhead wires. In the centre, a man in a rust-red kurta and a long rudraksha mala walks forward, raising a red flag on a blue pole. Around him, drummers wear orange turbans and orange-and-black patterned shirts, and carry drums with pink and blue fabric drapes. Red flags and pink, green and blue umbrellas fill the street, and a few people in white dhotis and uniformed police stand along the route. a person candidate appearance is not clearly established from this image.2016-04-18January 09 20182018-01-09April 22 20162016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21