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June 29 20142014-06-29June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesOutdoor festival procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event, with a large crowd pressing behind yellow metal barricades on a sunny street lined with tents and orange flags. In the foreground a man in an orange turban and saffron wrap with a heavy beaded necklace sits on a decorated vehicle beside a drummer's drums. A bare-chested man in white lifts a tall orange ceremonial umbrella on a red pole, and a person at right wears a red and gold headdress. Uniformed police stand along the barricades.2016-04-22A dense outdoor crowd during a procession, many people raising their hands and clapping. Foreground umbrellas with red, orange and blue panels painted with flowers and bird motifs are held aloft on long wooden poles. A tall figure at left has long dark hair, a white shawl, a red and white flower garland and a gold necklace, and appears to be in a ceremonial position. Most others wear orange or saffron robes and ochre shawls, with some women in red and orange saris and white shirts among them. A stage structure and orange flags stand in the background under bright sky.2009-01-01A dense outdoor procession moves along a tree-lined road as a large crowd of devotees surrounds a row of ornately patterned umbrellas in red, pink, green, yellow and maroon. Many tall red and orange flags on poles rise above the crowd. Men in white dhotis and women in red and orange saris with gold necklaces walk among the umbrellas, and several bald men wear orange garments. On the left, a large painted banner shows a portrait of a bald-headed man, and a red-and-orange flag hangs beside it. Utility poles and wires stand against a bright sky.2016-05-09A dense outdoor procession crowd at a festival. Many people in white shirts and white clothing press forward with raised hands, some holding orange and red flags on tall poles. Several ornate umbrella-like canopies with red, gold and blue embroidered panels and tassels rise above the crowd. Palm fronds and a decorated banner with triangular pennants frame the scene. A few people in saffron-orange garments stand toward the centre. Dense crowds of many people fill the frame, with more faces visible behind.2009-01-01December 23 20072007-12-23January 12 20092009-01-12January 01 20092009-01-01June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesAugust 01 20082008-08-01A dense procession moves along a tree-lined dirt road beneath tall trees, with minibuses parked at the sides. Several umbrellas or canopies are carried above the crowd: one pale pink-gold, one cream-gold with embroidery, and a tiered orange-and-gold umbrella on a pole. Many participants wear white dhotis and shirts with saffron-orange or red shawls and garlands. Men in orange and red-brown turbans and wraps walk in the front. Some men wear orange-red shawls draped over white clothing, and a person in a white sari with a red-bordered shawl is at the left edge. The scene is motion-blurred and crowded.2014-12-17