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Night photo of a dense crowd filling a street during a procession. Police in khaki and dark caps line the route, and the crowd includes many people in white and orange clothing. At centre, a decorated float or chariot is draped in a white and orange cloth with marigold garlands; several people stand and sit on it, including a man in orange with a saffron turban and a seated figure in white. Orange and red flags are held up at the front, and illuminated stalls and decorations glow along the roadside.

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May 09th 20162016-05-09May 21 20162016-05-21Night procession at a river ghat with dense crowds behind barricades. Center: an elaborately decorated ratha/palanquin draped with marigold garlands, orange and gold ornaments, a blue and orange fringed canopy, and a carved lion-head figure at its front. A figure seated on the ratha wears an orange robe, a golden crown and a rudraksha-style mala, raising a hand in greeting. Beside the ratha, a man in white holds a tall orange flag, and a figure with white-painted face and orange garments stands near the front. On the left, a decorated embroidered banner, orange pennants and ceremonial staffs with ornaments are held aloft. Smoke or haze fills the dark sky. A tasselled pink vehicle with tinsel fringe and a loudspeaker sits at lower right.2013-02-10Night procession crowded with devotees moving along a street, lit by vehicle headlights and street lamps. Foreground shows large colourful decorated umbrellas in red, orange, green and purple with embroidered and mirrored panels, and orange flags on poles. A white SUV leads the procession with a figure in saffron/orange clothing seated in the front passenger area; a few people stand on its roof and beside it. Many men in white kurtas and shirts, some in orange turbans, walk alongside. Shop stalls and vans line the road, and a painted portrait of a bearded saint appears at the upper right.2016-05-09A dense night crowd fills a street during a procession, with many people in white clothing and caps moving forward together. Numerous saffron-orange flags on tall poles rise above the crowd, and a large yellow banner with red border text is carried at the top left. A white van and a large dark tanker truck with a green-and-white cab stand along the road at right. Most faces are in the middle distance and many people are only partly visible, so the count is best given as a range.2016-05-09Night procession at a crowded Kumbh Mela area with a wide road lit by street lamps. Many saffron-robed sadhus and white-clad devotees walk in the foreground, some bare-chested and carrying a large red flag bearing a yellow-robed figure. A tall banner shows a painted deity with blue skin and a crown, its frame carrying Hindi text. Rows of seated people line a barrier on the right, and parked vehicles and buildings fill the background.2015-09-15 +1 copiesMay 09 20162016-05-09 +1 copiesA night street procession moves down a wide road lined with spectators on both sides, many seated on the curb in white and light clothing. A large banner carrying a painted image of a woman in blue offering a bowl leads the procession, and a tall orange-and-white vertical banner stands to the right. Several robed figures in orange, saffron and cream walk in the procession, while the crowd watches from the pavement and balconies. Street lamps, illuminated arches and billboards light the scene. The people in the foreground and behind the banner are walking with the procession or watching it pass.2015-09-15A large street procession moves through a crowded Kumbh Mela-style lane lined with red flags, saffron banners and yellow barriers. At the centre, a golden ornate palanquin with a domed canopy and a multicoloured fringed awning carries a seated figure in a red-and-gold headdress and a garland of marigolds, with flower decorations around the platform. Men in saffron and white dhotis and devotees in white and red walk alongside and ahead, several wearing long garlands and rudraksha-style necklaces. A green patterned umbrella is held over the lower foreground, and a tractor-like vehicle pulls part of the procession. Many onlookers fill the roadside under trees. A banner on the right partially shows a portrait, but its details are unclear.2016-05-21Night photograph of a dense crowd of devotees filling a wide road during a procession, with many people in white and saffron-orange clothing. Yellow barricades line the crowd on the left, and a long row of banners, flags and ornamental decorations stretches into the distance, some with marigold garlands. Illuminated lights and a lit structure glow at the far end of the street, and a white van is visible among the crowd.2016-05-09Photo 116856412013-02-10 +3 copiesNight procession on an ornate golden chariot decorated with pink, white and green flower garlands and hanging tassels in red, yellow, green and purple. Two figures stand on the golden platform in saffron-orange robes with gold crowns, one wearing a red and white garland. A saffron-robed attendant on the left raises a large gold ceremonial fan-shaped standard with a deity relief. Devotees crowd below, including women in pink and magenta saris and orange-clad people, some raising hands. Offerings of fruit and flowers sit on the platform. a person appearance is unclear, so the seated figures are described by role only.2012-04-26