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A dense crowd of devotees and onlookers pushes forward at an outdoor procession, many raising cameras and phones to photograph something beyond the frame. Two large umbrellas dominate the top: a red one at left and a pink fringed one at right. A man at the lower left wears a white shirt, a woman in a green sari stands beside him, and a bare-chested man in front holds a camera and wears rudraksha beads. Others wear white dhotis, orange and red shirts, and red-and-gold wrist threads, and a man in a dark vest wears a lanyard badge. Behind them a golden ornate palanquin or ratha and a yellow banner with red lettering rise above the crowd.

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A crowded outdoor scene during a ceremonial procession. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta with an orange-and-white lanyard and a forehead tilak presses his palms together in namaste. Beside him, a smiling man with orange tilak on his forehead holds a smartphone up to take a photo. Behind them, a man in a blue-and-white kurta, orange tilak, and wrist threads folds his hands, and several men in white dhotis and saffron-coloured shawls or sashes stand among the crowd. A golden ceremonial umbrella and red pennants are visible above, and flowers lie at the lower right. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues.2016-05-09April 24 20162016-04-24A dense outdoor procession on a city street at dusk, with a large crowd pressing forward around a golden palanquin-style seat with a gold canopy and rounded finial. Two tall umbrellas, one yellow and one multicoloured with red and green panels, shade the scene, and red flags rise above the crowd. A man in the centre wears a white kurta, a white beaded necklace and a red-orange shawl, with a tilak on his forehead. Beside him a bare-chested man in orange cloth and a figure in a saffron robe with rudraksha beads are visible. Cameramen with video equipment film from the left, and smartphones are raised by spectators. Temple spires and pink-domed shrines line the background under a pale sky.2016-04-24December 23 20162016-12-23April 24 20162016-04-24A dense crowd surrounds a golden palanquin with heart-shaped gold hangings at a riverside ghat during an evening procession. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a sandalwood or kumkum mark on his forehead, a white dhoti and a beaded garland stands among devotees. Nearby, a man in an orange turban and saffron robe wears a rudraksha mala, and a shaved-headed monk in orange follows close. Red and orange umbrellas and red flags rise above the people, and a cameraman films the scene at right. Many people press forward with mobile phones raised.2016-04-24A crowded outdoor procession at dusk, with many devotees pressing forward around a decorated palanquin-style structure topped by a golden canopy and hanging gold heart-shaped ornaments. Red and orange flags fly above the crowd. In the foreground a man in a yellow kurta reaches toward the edge of a gold-embroidered cloth. Nearby a man with long dark hair and a red tilak wears a dark shirt, another in an orange garment and glasses stands among the crowd, and a man in white holds his hands together. A videographer on the right films with a handheld camera. A small multicoloured umbrella canopy appears in the background.2016-04-24December 23 20162016-12-23A dense crowd of men at a riverside bathing ghat during a Kumbh Mela shahi snan procession. Many people hold up cameras and camcorders above the crowd, and others raise phones. Red flags and yellow umbrellas stand out over the water, and several men wear orange and white clothing. Spray rises from fountains along the riverbank, and a bright sun shines over pale stone buildings with saffron-coloured flags.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A dense crowd surrounds a seated figure in a gold-and-white palanquin-style seat beneath an ornate golden canopy with hanging gold leaf ornaments and a yellow umbrella. The central figure wears a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe with a white shawl draped over the shoulders and a long gold-chain necklace, appearing to be the honoured sannyasi (Swamiji (probable)) being carried in procession. Men in red, pink and white shirts and a bare-chested man in a white vest press close, several holding up phones to photograph. Red and green flags and umbrellas fill the background, and a bald man with a mala-style necklace stands at left.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24