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A crowd of devotees and onlookers gathers on a street in front of a shopfront decorated with black-and-white patterned cloth, red and orange paper rosettes and draped fabric. Many women in saris and salwar kameez, several with hands raised in greeting or folded in namaste, press forward. A man in a teal polo shirt and sunglasses waves, a man in a striped green shirt and a man in white stand nearby, and a uniformed police officer in khaki holds a rope barrier. A cameraman films at left, and a red flag with a printed portrait is held at left.

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April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A 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.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A narrow street crowd in Ujjain watches a procession behind a rope barrier held by uniformed police in khaki with dark caps and belts. Many women in colourful saris and salwar kameez, some holding small children, stand on the left and in the crowd. A man in an orange kurta with a tilak on his forehead stands centre, with a man in a blue shirt beside him. Men in white and striped shirts stand nearby. On the upper right, a red and white banner shows several portraits with Hindi text, above a shop with hanging fabrics and an air conditioner unit behind a wire fence.2016-04-18A dense, crowded street scene viewed from above, filled with many people pressing together between shop fronts. Men wear white and pastel shirts, women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, teal, yellow and red, and several people have orange or yellow markings on their foreheads. Some hold up mobile phones. Signboards and colourful cloth hang from shop fronts above the crowd.2016-04-18A street procession moves through a narrow Indian market lane lined with shops and crowds. Police officers in khaki uniforms with caps guide the procession, and several are visible in the foreground. Devotees on both sides stand with palms pressed together in anjali, some women in colourful saris, while a man in an orange-saffron sadhu-style garment with a bag walks at the lower right. Overhead, rich red and blue embroidered cloths hang from a shop front, and marigold garlands lie at the right edge. A rope is strung along the route, and a large ratha or palanquin-like vehicle is partly visible at the left. Flower petals scatter on the ground. Printed banners hang at the upper right, and a small portrait is visible on one of them. No candidate can be identified with confidence from appearance.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18