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A dense outdoor crowd fills a dusty street during a festival procession at Ujjain. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and shawl stands beside a large bronze ceremonial vessel draped with orange and marigold garlands, while a woman in white and orange sari attends the vessel. Many devotees raise their hands and some hold up mobile phones. Men wear saffron, white and yellow turbans and orange shawls. Behind them red flags, pink temple gateways and banners line the road, and a banner reads Ramaayan Mandir Ujjain area. Tents and yellow barricades border the route.

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Dense outdoor crowd at a festival procession in an Indian town street. On the left, a golden ratha-style float decorated with orange marigold garlands and red and pink flowers carries a large metal kalasha-like vessel; a bare-armed figure in saffron stands on it. Many devotees raise their hands and phones toward the float, some in white kurtas and dhotis, others in saffron and orange, a man in a yellow turban and women in white saris with red borders. Pink temple gateway, red flags, bamboo barricades and a blue banner in the background. Heavily crowded, well over a hundred visible people, with many partially visible at the edges.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A large crowd presses forward at a festival procession near a pink gateway with a painted sign. At the centre, a decorated green tractor pulls a float with a golden canopy and red and white garlands, carrying a deity murti and several men in white dhotis with saffron sashes and rudraksha malas. Police officers in khaki stand along the route, and many devotees in orange, yellow and white raise their hands and phones. A red flag with a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban is held at the lower left. Red flags, tents and a shrine are visible behind the crowd.2016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22A large crowd of devotees surrounds a golden ornate palanquin decorated with flower garlands and a red and yellow canopy, during a procession. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a red shawl raises a hand in blessing atop the palanquin, with garlands around the neck. Men in white dhotis and saffron shawls walk alongside, some holding the palanquin poles, and many devotees raise hands and phones toward it. Cameras on tripods and a yellow barrier line the street, with a pink temple and tents in the background.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A dense crowd presses around a decorated green tractor-trolley procession in a festival street. On the trolley, a deity murti or saint figure sits under a floral-decorated canopy in a golden palanquin-style shrine, with garlands hanging around it. Several men in white dhoti-kurta and saffron clothing walk alongside, one wearing a rudraksha-style garland. Many devotees in orange, saffron and yellow turbans and clothing raise their hands and phones, while a uniformed policeman in khaki guides the path. A large red flag and a red banner bearing a portrait of a turbaned man in orange are visible. Behind is a gate with painted banners, tents and pink temple structures.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A crowded outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. A pink gateway arch topped with a sign reading Sri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani stands behind a dense crowd of devotees. In the centre, men in white dhotis with red waist sashes and red-bordered shawls walk in a line carrying red flags and multicoloured umbrellas. A man in an orange robe walks near the front. Many people in the crowd wear orange and saffron cloths or white headwear, and a cameraman with a shoulder camera films the scene at left. Police and volunteers in yellow vests and khaki uniforms line the path. Pink and yellow ceremonial structures and banners appear in the background.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A dense outdoor procession crowd fills a road beneath a pink temple gateway with a painted sign. At centre a decorated ceremonial palanquin with a golden canopy, bright floral garlands and a red-and-gold base carries a seated figure in saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, raising a hand, while attendants in saffron and white stand around the platform. A green tractor at left carries red flags. Hundreds of devotees in orange, yellow and white raise their hands and phones toward the palanquin, and yellow barricades line the route with more banners and tents beyond.2016-05-21