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A dense street crowd presses forward in a narrow market lane, with police officers in khaki uniforms and caps holding back people in the centre. Many people raise hands and phones toward a procession moving through the lane. Several women wear saris in bright colours and some have red kumkum on their foreheads. On the left, a shaved-headed man in white with a garland of flowers around his neck stands near the crowd. Shopfronts, hanging cloth and a painted sign line the street, and a man on a raised ledge photographs the scene.

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April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street crowd fills a narrow Indian market lane decorated with strings of yellow and orange marigold garlands overhead. Uniformed police officers in khaki with peaked caps form a line along the road, some holding wooden batons. A man in a purple t-shirt stands among the crowd near the centre, and many people hold up mobile phones to photograph. Balconies above are packed with onlookers, and shopfronts line both sides with signboards. Bottom-left shows a procession carrier in white clothing and red flags.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A narrow street crowd in Ujjain watches a procession behind a rope barrier held by uniformed police in khaki with dark caps and belts. Many women in colourful saris and salwar kameez, some holding small children, stand on the left and in the crowd. A man in an orange kurta with a tilak on his forehead stands centre, with a man in a blue shirt beside him. Men in white and striped shirts stand nearby. On the upper right, a red and white banner shows several portraits with Hindi text, above a shop with hanging fabrics and an air conditioner unit behind a wire fence.2016-04-18A dense street procession in an Indian town crowded with onlookers. A yellow ceremonial umbrella with fringed edging is held over a palanquin or covered carriage at left, carried by a man in white clothes. Uniformed police in khaki stand in a line along the front, and a photographer with a camera and orange lanyard stands among them. Many devotees in shirts and kurtas have orange-yellow tilak marks on their foreheads. Tall red and white flags rise at left, and large banners with a portrait and printed text hang from shopfronts behind the crowd.2016-04-18Aerial view of a crowded street procession in an Indian town. Police officers in khaki uniforms and peaked caps line the centre of the lane, holding back a crowd of men and women in saffron, white, pink and purple clothing. A figure in an orange shawl walks at the lower right, and a decorated orange and yellow banner is at the left edge. Women in colourful saffies and children stand on balconies and at doorways of blue and white houses. A red poster with a portrait hangs on a wall at upper left, and scattered red petals cover the road.2016-04-18Outdoor festival crowd at a Kumbh Mela procession on a sunny day, with many people raising hands and phones. A uniformed police officer in a khaki-brown uniform and dark blue cap stands in the foreground. Beside him a young man wears a white dhoti with a gold-coloured beaded garland and a white forehead band. Other men wear white turbans and striped shirts, and a woman in a pink sari with a headscarf stands among devotees. Behind them are large painted banners and hoardings in red, purple and yellow with religious imagery, red and yellow canopy tents, and trees overhead.2016-04-22A dense crowd fills a narrow street lined with shops, hanging wires and banners during a procession. In the foreground a man in an orange shirt with a garland and a red sash stands beside a decorated red-and-white float hung with flowers, while uniformed police officers in khaki manage the crowd. Large red banners and hoardings on the buildings show portraits of a saffron-robed figure and text in Hindi and English, and many people in white, orange, yellow and pink clothes line the street and watch from balconies.2016-04-18A dense crowd fills a decorated street lined with shops, with many people raising mobile phones to take photographs. Uniformed police officers in khaki and dark peaked caps hold a rope barrier and keep the crowd back in the foreground. Men in shirts and trousers, a man in a purple t-shirt, and women in colourful saris and salwar kameez stand packed together. Strings of marigold and tinsel garlands hang across the street, and people lean from a balcony above. Red banners and signs decorate the shopfronts, and a man in a white turban stands at the right edge.2016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22A dense street crowd lines a narrow market lane, many people raising their hands and some holding up phones to film. Several uniformed police officers in khaki stand behind a rope barrier, one in a dark-brown cap on the left and another in a white cap on the right pointing toward the road. Shop fronts behind them display an Ayurvedic pharmacy sign and a Raja Baba luggage shop; the crowd wears saris in orange, pink and purple, and men in shirts and kurtas. Hanging banners and small garlands decorate the street.2016-04-18 +1 copies