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Dense street procession with many devotees in white and cream traditional dress, some with orange-red and saffron shawls and rudraksha or beaded garlands. Large red and saffron flags on tall poles are carried above the crowd. A woman in the foreground wears a white sari with red border and a red bindi; another woman on the left holds a pole. Behind them an ornate golden palanquin or deity float with flower decorations moves along the road, with police in khaki uniforms lining the route. Onlookers stand on balconies of a red-painted building and take photos with phones.

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Evening procession on a crowded street at dusk, with many devotees and onlookers. Red and orange flags on tall poles and ornate umbrellas with colourful fringes lead the procession. At centre, a golden palanquin or ratha carried on poles by men in white dhotis and saffron cloth. Women in orange and red saris and white sarees line the route, and men in white and orange garments walk among the crowd. Street lights and a tall stage tower stand in the background, with banners on the buildings.2015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15Night procession of many sadhus and devotees moving down a lit street at a Kumbh Mela. Foreground figures carry tall red flags with gold trim, and several golden and red decorated parasols are raised above the crowd. Many men wear saffron and orange robes, some bare-chested with white dhoti cloth and red sashes, and some have white and red sectarian markings on their faces. A few elderly bearded sadhus in orange, one with a rudraksha mala, lead the group, and a white-shirted man stands at centre. At upper right a large garlanded portrait with green and red floral garlands is carried on a pole above the crowd. Strings of lights and buildings line the background.2016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18May 21 20162016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22Night procession on a road lit by street lamps, with devotees in white clothes and orange-red shawls marching behind a tall float. Foreground, a woman in a white sari and red garland holds a long blue-and-red flag pole; a man at left wears white with a gold necklace and orange shawl. A large banner-sized portrait on the float shows a seated figure in an orange-red turban, garlanded with a rudraksha-style mala, with a flower-decorated kalasha-like float beside it. Red and blue flags, a yellow ornamented umbrella and crowds line the route, with stalls and lights in the background.2015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copies