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A dense street crowd lines a narrow market lane, many people raising their hands and some holding up phones to film. Several uniformed police officers in khaki stand behind a rope barrier, one in a dark-brown cap on the left and another in a white cap on the right pointing toward the road. Shop fronts behind them display an Ayurvedic pharmacy sign and a Raja Baba luggage shop; the crowd wears saris in orange, pink and purple, and men in shirts and kurtas. Hanging banners and small garlands decorate the street.

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Photo 11702169April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession in a narrow Indian market lane, with policemen in khaki uniforms and caps holding back crowds. A pink banner above the street shows a portrait of a saffron-robed sadhu with a white beard and a devotee's photo, with Hindi text. Women in colourful saris and men in shirts stand along balconies and the street, many raising hands or holding up phones. A man in a blue shirt pulls a rope attached to a green cart. Shops with clothing displays and signboards line the lane, and a white cloth canopy hangs across the street.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street crowd in Ujjain gathers under a white cloth canopy strung beneath a large pink banner that reads a welcome message to a Rajguru Mahamandaleshwar. Many people raise hands in greeting or folded palms, some holding up phones to film. Men and women in saris, salwar kameez and checked shirts fill the scene; a turbaned elder stands at left and uniformed police officers in khaki stand in the foreground behind a rope barrier. Shops with hanging clothes line the background, and a green handcart is visible at right.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense crowd fills a narrow market street during a procession, with a decorated palanquin or float at left draped in orange and red fabric and a large ornamental umbrella. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand along the route, some with hands clasped or pointing. Many devotees wear white, orange and saffron clothing and tilaka marks; a woman in a yellow sari and others in bright saris stand among them. Shopfronts, hanging cloth and colourful banners line the street, with large posters of a bearded man in a red-and-gold turban and orange robes hung above the crowd, along with a red event poster. Confetti or petals litter the ground.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession moves down a crowded Indian town road lined with shops, orange and red triangular flags strung overhead, and a distant ornate palanquin or ratha carried in the centre. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand along a rope barrier while onlookers line both sides of the road, many in white shirts and light clothing. Multiple banners and signboards hang from shop fronts, including a portrait banner reading Environment Baba and a red signboard reading Lakshmi Jewellers. In the middle distance, a few figures in white dhotis walk ahead of the palanquin.2016-04-18A dense crowd fills a narrow street lined with shops, hanging wires and banners during a procession. In the foreground a man in an orange shirt with a garland and a red sash stands beside a decorated red-and-white float hung with flowers, while uniformed police officers in khaki manage the crowd. Large red banners and hoardings on the buildings show portraits of a saffron-robed figure and text in Hindi and English, and many people in white, orange, yellow and pink clothes line the street and watch from balconies.2016-04-18A dense street crowd behind a rope barrier in a narrow market lane with shops and colourful fabrics hanging on the left. Many women in saris and salwar kameez, and men in shirts, raise hands in greeting or lean forward to photograph with phones. A police officer in khaki uniform and cap stands at the front left. A man in an orange kurta with a yellow-orange tilak on his forehead holds up a phone, and a man in a bright yellow printed t-shirt with a portrait stands at right beside a man in a red patterned shirt with a yellow sash. Some people wear yellow and saffron sashes. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2016-04-18A dense street procession through a crowded Indian town lane lined with shops and buildings. Decorated carts with yellow and red canopies and gold-trimmed structures move down the road, one with a large drum visible in the lower left foreground. A man in an orange kurta walks near the front of the procession among many onlookers, police in khaki uniforms guiding the crowd, and many people in mixed attire, including women in saris and salwar kameez, press along both sides. Hanging banners and signboards advertise jewellers and businesses, and orange flags hang from upper balconies. A dark-haired man in an orange kurta is prominent beside the carts, but no clear identity is established from appearance.2016-04-18