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A dense street crowd in Ujjain pressed behind a metal railing and police officers in khaki uniforms with dark blue caps. Many people raise smartphones to film, and several folded their hands in namaste. A banner above reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda with Hindi text and dates in May 2016 at Nithyananda Peeth, Sadaval Marg, Ujjain. A woman in a green floral sari stands at left with a small child. No a person candidate is clearly visible.

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A dense street crowd gathers along a narrow Ujjain market lane during a procession. Women in yellow, orange and green saris and salwar kameez stand behind a metal railing on the left, while men in white kurtas, checked shirts and blue shirts press forward. A uniformed police officer in dark cap and khaki uniform directs the crowd on the right, and a man in a light green shirt raises a phone to photograph. Red flags and marigold petals appear at the right edge. A tall vertical banner reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda with dates and a phone number, showing a portrait of a woman in red and gold dress with a garland and raised hand. Shopfronts and an umbrella line the lane.2016-04-18A dense outdoor street crowd in a narrow lane, mostly men in shirts and trousers, many with yellow-orange tilak smudges on their foreheads. Several uniformed police in khaki with peaked caps stand among them, one holding a mobile phone. A man in a lilac shirt raises a phone to film. A banner reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham, Sadawal Marg, Ujjain, with orange cloth draped on stalls and a green-leafed vendor cart at left. No a person is visible in this image; the crowd is the subject.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession in an Indian town, crowds lining both sides of a narrow lane under shop fronts. Women in saris and salwar kameez press palms together in namaste, while a woman in green holds a white banner showing a baby and a red-robed figure with the text 'Beti ka Jeevan' style slogan. Uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps hold back the crowd. A large red-and-white banner overhead reads 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda' and dates 2016. Many people raise phones to photograph a passing procession; at right, a figure in a rust-coloured garment with gold jewellery is visible up close.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Dense crowd at a Kumbh Mela procession in Ujjain, shot from behind a large red cloth banner edged with gold trim at the left. Many devotees, women in saris and headscarves, and uniformed police in khaki and dark caps push forward between yellow barricades. A bald priest in white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body stands near the bottom, holding a red cloth. A monk in saffron/orange robes with an orange lanyard stands among the police. Behind them, a red banner reads a Virat Sadbhavana Sammelan, with tents and signs beyond. Several people hold up mobile phones to take photos.2016-04-22 +1 copiesApril 18 20162016-04-18A large crowd of devotees fills a roadside lane at a Kumbh Mela site, many raising their hands in greeting or devotion. Many men wear saffron and orange turbans and clothing, and several carry rudraksha-style beads. Police in dark uniforms with caps stand behind a yellow metal barrier in the foreground, one wearing sunglasses and a blue-capped man in a light blue shirt with an ID lanyard is among them. A large saffron banner held aloft reads a Hindi and English message about the Shri Panchayati Akhada Naya Udasin event at the Simhastha Kumbh Mela, with a painted portrait of a saint. Saffron gateways, flags and tents line the background.2016-05-09April 18 20162016-04-18A large crowd of devotees and sadhus fills a festival road at a Kumbh Mela camp, many with palms pressed together in greeting. In the foreground, uniformed police officers in dark caps and khaki stand beside a yellow metal barrier. A central banner carried by a man in an orange shirt reads a Hindi-script sangat name over a painted portrait of a seated saint, with a second image of a saint at right. Many men wear saffron and orange robes, pink and orange turbans, and white dhotis, and one bare-chested sadhu stands in the middle with hands folded. Orange-and-white gates and tents rise in the background under a clear sky.2016-05-09