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A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town lined with shops and multi-storey buildings. Several devotees in white dhotis and orange or red shawls march along, many with orange or yellow sacred markings on their foreheads. Several large ceremonial umbrellas in red, blue, orange and yellow, edged with mirror embellishments, are carried above the marchers. A man in front of the group raises his palms in blessing, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant. Onlookers in casual clothes line the roadside and watch from the right side of the frame.

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April 18 20162016-04-18A procession on a city street with several colourful ceremonial umbrellas in maroon, orange, yellow, blue and red, edged with silver fringe. Drummers in orange and red turbans and orange-patterned tunics play large drums, while men in white dhotis with red or saffron shawls walk behind. A bald man in a rust-coloured robe and rudraksha mala walks at the front, and uniformed police officers line the roadside among spectators. The scene suggests a ceremonial street procession.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense outdoor procession in a crowded street lined with colourful parasols in green, yellow, orange, red and magenta, with long red and saffron flags raised above the crowd. Near the centre, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a yellow-gold necklace of beads stands bare-chested with hands raised in blessing, while a man in an orange-saffron robe with a red cloth and a rudraksha-style mala walks beside him. A bald man in orange striped clothing and a woman in white stand to the right near a red flag. A white-bearded elder in white robes and a sadhu with long matted hair and rudraksha malas appear at the left edge. Pink stone temple architecture and a blue signboard with Hindi text rise in the background, and many onlookers fill the scene, some holding phones.2016-04-24A street procession moves through a busy city road lined with shops and signboards. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk with ornate umbrellas in red, yellow and blue overhead. A drummer in a tiger-striped orange shirt and orange headwrap plays a drum at left. Men in orange and maroon shawls walk among them, one with a red-orange cloth and tilak on his forehead. A shirtless man in a white dhoti with gold border gestures with raised hands near the centre. Red flags are carried along the route.2016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a crowded Indian market lane. Two saffron-robed sadhus in the centre lead the group, the front figure bald with an orange shawl over his shoulders and the second wearing an orange robe and white dhoti, both holding a stick. Behind them a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a red sash walks beside a woman in a red sari. Above them, orange, blue and silver parasols are raised, and a tall red flag with a pole is carried at the right. Many people in white kurtas, dhotis and colourful saris fill the street, while market stalls with umbrellas and hanging textiles line the sides.2016-04-18February 10 20132013-02-10A street procession of devotees in white dhotis and shirts. At the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe and matching turban stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a long garland of white and pink-red flowers and a rudraksha mala. To his left, a bearded man in white with an orange shawl walks beside him, and a man in white with glasses and an orange shawl stands to the right. Several red and multicoloured fringed umbrellas are held overhead, and devotees raise orange cloths in the air. Buildings and trees line the background.2007-01-12April 18 20162016-04-18September 15 20152015-09-15Street procession in a crowded Indian town. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, walk and dance on a paved road. Above them are umbrellas in yellow, red, and blue with silver fringe and mirror trim. A man in a white dhoti with bare upper body and a red garland in the center holds his hands together, and bystanders in white shirts watch from the side. Shops with signs line the street behind the crowd.2016-04-18A street procession in a busy Indian town moves past shops and buildings. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas carry tall red flags on poles and walk beneath large ceremonial umbrellas with yellow, blue and red canopies edged with mirrored tassels. A few men wear saffron or orange cloth and red sashes, and one shirtless man in a white dhoti with a red shawl gestures with his hands. Spectators stand along the roadside watching. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, and the page does not place him at this event.2016-04-18