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Night photograph of a dense crowd filling a road in front of an illuminated orange building with string lights above. Many people, mostly men in white dhotis and white caps, press around stopped vehicles including a white van and a large green truck with a tanker. Orange flags are held up among the crowd, and a covered orange-and-red palanquin with a canopy and decorative fringe is at the left edge. Banners on a wall at right carry Marathi-style lettering. The scene looks like a procession moving through a town street.

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May 09th 20162016-05-09May 21 20162016-05-21A dense crowd of devotees fills a night procession route, many men in white kurtas and dhotis with white caps and turbans, some women in colourful saris, and a small child held aloft. Tall saffron and orange flags on wooden poles rise above them, alongside a white flag and a red banner. A yellow metal barrier runs along the left edge. In the lower right, an ornate red and orange canopy with gold embroidery. Behind the crowd, a large painted billboard shows a bearded figure in a white garment and an ornate golden headdress, beside a yellow and red poster.2016-05-09A dense night crowd fills a street during a procession, with many people in white clothing and caps moving forward together. Numerous saffron-orange flags on tall poles rise above the crowd, and a large yellow banner with red border text is carried at the top left. A white van and a large dark tanker truck with a green-and-white cab stand along the road at right. Most faces are in the middle distance and many people are only partly visible, so the count is best given as a range.2016-05-09Night procession crowded with devotees moving along a street, lit by vehicle headlights and street lamps. Foreground shows large colourful decorated umbrellas in red, orange, green and purple with embroidered and mirrored panels, and orange flags on poles. A white SUV leads the procession with a figure in saffron/orange clothing seated in the front passenger area; a few people stand on its roof and beside it. Many men in white kurtas and shirts, some in orange turbans, walk alongside. Shop stalls and vans line the road, and a painted portrait of a bearded saint appears at the upper right.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A dense night crowd fills a street during a procession, packed with men and women in orange and white clothing, many wearing white caps and saffron scarves. Orange flags rise above the crowd, and a large white banner with multiple small portrait photos and Marathi and Hindi text is held aloft. A green-and-white decorated truck and a tanker are visible at right, and a pink-and-gold decorated palanquin or float edge appears at left. Some people raise hands in the air, and the scene is lit by night lights.2016-05-09A dense, tightly packed crowd of many men fills a city street at night, pressing toward the camera. Many wear white or light-coloured dhotis and kurtas with white or saffron head cloths, and several have yellow and red turbans. Two saffron-orange flags on tall poles rise above the crowd, and a maroon flag is visible at upper right. White vehicles are parked among the people, and illuminated signboards and shopfronts line the background. Several people raise hands and phones toward the scene.2016-05-21A dense crowd fills a wide dusty road during a procession, with many people walking in both directions past yellow metal crowd barriers on the right. Many men wear saffron and orange robes and dhotis, and several women wear saris in mixed colours. On the right, decorated palanquin-style carts with orange and yellow canopies and marigold garlands carry seated figures in white and orange clothing, with a golden canopy above them. Orange flags and pink and purple banners line the route, and a few people stand on a vehicle at left. Other people in white shirts, checked shirts and head wraps move through the throng.2016-05-09Night photo of a very dense crowd filling a street in front of a decorated gateway. The gate bears a banner reading "Shri Panchdashnam Avahan Akhara" with large portrait prints of saints in red and white robes on its pillars. Many people, mostly men in white, orange and saffron clothing, some with pink or white head cloths, press forward; a few stand on a vehicle roof waving orange flags. A maroon ceremonial banner and orange flags stand in the foreground, bright floodlights illuminate the scene, and a white van and a silver car are visible among the crowd.2016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22Night photograph of a dense crowd of many hundreds of people filling a street during a procession. Men in white caps and turbans, many in white and pale clothes, press together near orange flags on poles and a large orange-and-white banner with Devanagari lettering. On the left, a decorated palanquin or float with a green canopy and red-and-gold fringed canopy is partly visible, flanked by orange pennants. Trucks and a bus with painted panels stand at the right edge. Several women in yellow and orange saris stand among the crowd near the lower right, and the scene is lit by street and vehicle lights.2016-05-09