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A street procession moves through a crowded urban lane lined with multi-storey buildings and onlookers on balconies. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris with red and gold borders carry tall saffron and red flags on poles, some with light blue tips. A shirtless young man in a dhoti wears a marigold garland and holds a silver tray with an orange cloth and green threads. Other participants wear rudraksha-style garlands, and several ornate umbrellas and a decorated palanquin-style canopy appear in the background.

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September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15A street procession moves forward under a hazy sky, with devotees carrying tall red and maroon flags on long poles. Many umbrellas, including a purple one with fringe, a red one with gold trim and several white canopies, shade the marchers. A central man in a white kurta and white trousers, barefoot, holds a red flag high. Women in white and cream saris with orange and maroon borders walk alongside, some wearing garlands and rudraksha-style beads. Men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees follow in the crowd. Scattered orange flower petals lie on the road. The scene suggests a ritual yatra or procession.2015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15A narrow street procession at a Kumbh Mela-style festival crowd. In the foreground a bare-chested young man with short dark hair, a rust-orange shawl and a gold necklace carries a gold-coloured tray holding a brass vessel and bundled sticks, flanked by devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with red-orange shawls and lanyard badges. Behind them a man in white with a sandalwood-and-kumkum forehead mark and a red shawl walks beside a gold ornamental canopy. Red and white flags rise above the crowd, and red and orange cloth draped over shoulders is visible throughout. Saffron-and-white clothed women and onlookers fill the street behind, with colourful banners and a dome-shaped awning in the background.2015-09-15September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesA street procession moves along a road lined with poles and distant trees. Many people in white dhotis and white saris, some with red or maroon shawls and gold-edged cloth, walk in a crowd, several carrying brass and gold kalasha pots on their heads and metal trays. Orange-robed sadhus walk among them. Saffron and red flags on poles rise above the crowd, and a decorated palanquin or ratha with a small deity murti sits in the middle. Colourful umbrellas shade the procession, and spectators stand along the left edge.2015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20152015-09-13April 18 20162016-04-18Outdoor procession on a dirt road with a crowd of devotees in white and cream clothes. A palanquin-style ratha decorated with orange and yellow fabric, flower garlands and tassels is carried forward, with an ornate mounted figure near its centre. Two ornate multicoloured umbrellas and tall gold-topped staffs with embroidered orange banners are carried by devotees. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a black rudraksha mala holds a red-and-gold banner pole. A young man in white dhoti and an orange shawl walks beside a staff. Some devotees wear yellow scarves and lanyards, and others hold their palms together in prayer.2010-02-12