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Street procession in a crowded market lane. A woman in a cream sari with a red-and-gold border holds a red flag on a blue-handled staff at centre. Beside her a uniformed police officer in khaki with a dark peaked cap carries a small steel cup. Women in white and red saris and men in white walk under a blue umbrella and red ceremonial canopies, with red flags and bunting overhead and shopfronts on the right.

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April 18 20162016-04-18A daytime street procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with a crowd of devotees and sadhus walking along a dusty road under bright sun. Several large colourful parasols are held aloft: turquoise, red, royal blue and magenta. Uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps walk among the crowd, guiding it. Sadhus wear saffron and orange robes, and others wear white dhotis and red shawls. Women in saris and men in white kurtas walk alongside, some photographing with phones. Red and orange flags are visible, and metal barriers line the road with a billboard and tents in the background.2016-04-22A street procession moves through a crowded market lane. Women in cream and white saris with red-and-gold borders carry red flags on poles, and a woman in a cream sari with a red border holds a red flag prominently in the centre. Uniformed police officers in khaki and a dark-blue cap walk among them. Above the crowd, blue and red ceremonial umbrellas decorated with silver sequins and tassels are carried on poles. Shops with colourful signs and hanging flags line the street. A man in a white shirt in the foreground holds a metal pot.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18May 09th 20162016-05-09April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in daylight with red and gold flags on tall poles held aloft by devotees. Uniformed police in khaki with caps and belts walk on the left, guiding the crowd. Men and women in white dhotis, kurtas and sarees with gold borders carry the flags, while a man in orange and gold shawl with a red-orange patterned garment walks among them. Behind, a decorated palanquin or ratha with yellow canopies and umbrellas rises above the procession, with strings of colourful bunting overhead and a golden deity murti visible on the chariot. The crowd is dense and moving down a paved road.2016-04-18A street procession moves between pink-washed buildings with arches. Women in white saris with red-and-white shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces carry tall red flags with blue circular emblems on blue poles. Behind them a decorated vehicle with garlands and a seated figure in red robes is visible, with a blue tractor-style cart and a yellow barrier. Onlookers in masks and uniformed police or guards line the lane, and several men in white dhotis walk with the group. The scene reads as a ceremonial Vijaya Yatra style procession.2015-09-15 +1 copiesA street procession moves through a crowded Indian town road lined with onlookers and uniformed police officers in khaki. Women in white saris with red-orange borders and red shawls walk at the front, while a woman in an orange sari with a red border and a garland of orange beads walks near the lower right. Several people carry large umbrellas in blue, yellow and maroon, and a golden ceremonial umbrella shades a palanquin-like carriage at the centre. Red flags with a printed portrait of a man are held aloft over the crowd. Shopfronts and signboards line the street behind the procession.2016-04-18A festival procession moves along a dusty roadside lined with white and orange tents and a whitewashed wall. Many devotees wear white dhotis and shawls with red sashes. Several carry tall red flags, one bearing a printed image of a bearded saffron-robed sadhu, and others hold large umbrellas in blue, yellow, red and navy with decorative fringes. In the right foreground a bald man in white dhoti and red-bordered shawl walks holding a red cloth, with a water bottle in hand. Women in white saris with red borders and rudraksha-style beads walk in the front rows. Many people are visible in the crowd, and the scene appears to be a sadhu procession with umbrellas and flags.2016-04-22A street procession of devotees in white and cream traditional dress moves along a paved road lined with red flags on poles and many colourful umbrellas, green, maroon, yellow and blue. In the centre a woman in a white sari with a brown-and-gold border and a maroon shoulder bag carries a framed printed portrait, decorated with a flower garland, showing a figure with a pink headdress; the portrait is held by a person rather than being a physical person. Nearby a man in white dhoti and shawl walks with a red sash. A woman on the left in dark sunglasses and a red-and-white sari holds up a phone to photograph. Buildings with balconies and people on rooftops stand behind the procession under a bright sky, with a few motorcycles and a man in a checked shirt on the right.2016-04-18