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A large outdoor street procession at a Kumbh Mela area in a hilly town, with a crowd of many people moving along a wet road in early morning light. Men in white dhotis and saffron or orange cloths walk among devotees; a man in a grey hooded sweatshirt and a face mask holds a metal pot. Uniformed police and security personnel in dark green and khaki, one wearing a maroon-and-badge jacket, lead the way with batons. A man in a white shirt and cap films with a camera on a pole, and a woman in white carries a red-and-blue scarf. Yellow banners and a yellow canopy stand beside a small white-and-orange shrine. A tall cliff rises in the background.

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September 13 20152015-09-13September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15A street procession in a town at dawn, with a crowd pressing along a narrow road lined with shops and hoardings. In the centre, several saffron-robed sadhus walk together; one wears a large red turban and heavy gold-and-beaded necklaces, and another wears a rudraksha mala and ochre cloth. Men in white dhotis with yellow borders and red-thread shoulder cloths walk beside them, one holding a camera on a pole. Uniformed police in khaki and black caps keep the path clear, some wearing face masks. Red and orange flags and banners line the street, and a green signboard reads 'Take care of your Children / Elderly'. A flat-topped hill rises in the background.2015-09-15 +1 copiesA street procession in a crowded Indian city lane, with police officers in khaki uniforms and dark caps lining yellow metal barricades. Saffron and red flags and ornate colourful parasols are raised above the crowd. In the upper right, a large painted banner shows a figure in saffron-red robes with a garland, seated and holding a staff. A man in a black jacket with Hindi lettering walks beside the barricade, and many onlookers and officers press in on both sides of the lane.2015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20152015-09-13September 13 20152015-09-13September 15 20152015-09-15A large crowd of devotees stands in and around a shallow stone tank of water at a temple complex, many men bare-chested or in white dhotis, some in saffron and orange robes. A temple shikhara rises at left and mountains appear behind. Banners hang above with Hindi and English text, and orange-draped barricades line the water. Several people fold hands in prayer while a few wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti; one man in orange stands near the front. Crowd dense and waist-deep in water.2015-09-15