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Dusk procession on a crowded street with a decorated float carrying a deity murti under a gold-and-red canopy, with several people standing on top of the float. Red and saffron flags on tall poles flank the float, and many devotees in white, orange and red clothing fill the road. Along the upper balconies of a red-painted building, a large crowd watches from above. A pale pink statue is carried on a pole in the foreground, and a black canopy covers a vehicle at the bottom edge. A hillside rises in the background under a dark blue evening sky.

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September 13 20152015-09-13September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15A night street procession at a Kumbh Mela area crowded with devotees and sadhus. Many people in white and saffron robes walk in front, some carrying red and orange flags on poles and an orange-bordered emblem banner. A purple banner in the foreground shows a figure in saffron with a red shawl and a Dhyanapeetham-style Hindi slogan. Police officers in khaki uniforms and masked onlookers line the roadside beneath strings of orange and green lights on a building. Hanging banners on the right display portraits of a bearded saint in saffron and a painted image of figures in ornate attire. Sadhus in orange and white stand among devotees along the lane.2015-09-15A street procession in dusk light moves through a crowded Indian town. A red and white truck labelled "Ananda Rath Yatra All Over India" with Nithyananda branding carries a figure in orange-saffron robes seated on a raised platform atop the cab, with attendants in white around it. Large crowds line both sides of the road, many photographing with phones. Saffron flags, including one with a portrait, flank the route, and sadhus in orange and white walk alongside. Barricades and uniformed police mark the lane. Shop signs and a green building are visible behind the crowd.2015-09-15Evening procession photograph. A golden ratha carries an ornately decorated deity murti garlanded with orange and white flowers, with a red-and-gold figure beside it. Atop the ratha, a man in white dhoti and a red cloth on his shoulder holds a camera, with a second cameraman filming beside him and a black equipment case strapped down. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a garland stands at the left edge. Red flags with gold fringe and a red banner bearing an image of a saint flank the float. On the right, a red-walled building has many spectators crowding its balconies and railings, some in orange and white clothing. A mountain and a minaret rise in the blue dusk behind. Flower garlands and a red shrine banner are visible.2015-09-15September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15A street procession at dusk through a crowded Indian town, with many devotees lining both sides of the road. Red and saffron flags on tall poles are carried by people in saffron and orange robes, and a decorated float with a central ornate ornament and red-and-gold umbrella-like canopies moves forward. A white van and a blue tractor-drawn cart sit among the crowd, and a man at the front of the float wears an orange robe with red garlands. A red banner in the foreground reads a Hindi name and shows portraits of a saffron-clad figure wearing garlands, with a line of saffron-robed sadhus in the procession. Shopfronts and advertising boards line the street behind the marchers.2015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15