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Outdoor street procession with women in traditional dress dancing and clapping on a paved road. In the foreground, a woman in a rust-red and gold-bordered sari with a large beaded necklace and long braided hair raises her arms joyfully, while others in white sarees with red and orange borders, some with red shawls, move alongside. A woman on the right wears a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, a red-and-maroon sari and carries a small red bag. Behind them, a stage truck with speakers and stage lights, and yellow parasols shade the crowd. Bystanders watch from the left, and a shuttered fence and trees line the street.

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A street procession at a Kumbh Mela-style outdoor event on a dusty road lined with trees, banners and tin fencing. A large black speaker stack with a silver frame and round white lights stands behind the marchers. Women in white and red-bordered saris and deep red saris with gold trim dance and walk in a line, many wearing beaded necklaces and bangles. A woman in orange with gold trim walks near the center. On the left, a smiling foreign woman in a white saree with a red border and multiple beaded necklaces walks among them. Two bright yellow-orange umbrellas are held above the group. Several onlookers stand behind a barrier in the background, and a bottle of water is visible at lower left.2016-04-22A festival crowd at an outdoor event with metal barricades and a stage truss at left. In the foreground, a woman in orange saffron robes wears a long beaded necklace with a large gold pendant and a dark mala, and holds a red flag, her hands raised. Beside her, a woman in orange with a gold-chain necklace and a crossbody bag faces forward. Behind them, women in white saris with red borders and red shawls raise their arms and clap in a procession-style dance, and a few men in white stand in the background. Bright sunlight, trees and small pennant flags are visible overhead.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A festival procession on a dusty open ground with a white van and speaker stacks behind it. A flower-decorated palanquin with a golden canopy, garlanded with yellow and red flowers and red-and-green tassels, is carried forward. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts clap and raise hands in greeting on both sides. In the foreground, several people wear saffron/orange robes, and one woman in orange holds a long golden staff with a finial. Saffron flags fly in the background. A man in white holds a shawl over his shoulder near the palanquin. Several people in white garments walk alongside, and figures in orange stand at the front of the crowd, with a person in orange clutching a golden ceremonial staff at right.2009-12-27Outdoor photograph of a group of women in white and red-and-gold traditional attire, many wearing red or maroon shawls with woven borders and rudraksha or bead garlands with gold ornaments. They are gathered closely, several extending their arms and hands toward one another in a welcoming or greeting gesture, with smiles and focused expressions. A woman at right in an orange garment and red bindi holds a decorated object near her hands.2016-04-22A large festival procession moves along a street under bright sunshine, with many women in white and cream garments bordered in red, several wearing red shawls and wide white-and-red sashes. Some have vertical white marks on their foreheads and gold necklaces, and a woman in front raises her arm while dancing. Red flags on tall poles and yellow and green ceremonial umbrellas rise above the crowd, and yellow metal barricades line the route. Spectators stand behind the barriers under trees.2016-04-22A festive procession on a tree-lined road. In the foreground a smiling woman in a rust-red sari with gold border wears a long gold bead garland and white forehead markings. Behind her, devotees in white and rust-red dress carry red flags and walk beside a red ceremonial umbrella. A man in a red turban and women in white saris with red borders and beaded garlands walk among the crowd, with bright sunlight and trees overhead.2016-04-22December 31 20092009-12-31A large outdoor procession moves down a dusty tree-lined road at a Kumbh Mela ground under bright daylight. Many people in white and saffron-orange robes walk in the crowd, several women in white saris with red shawls and some carrying red flags. A line of yellow barricades runs along the left, with tents, stalls and tin-roofed booths beside the road. A policeman in khaki uniform stands at right gesturing, and a few men in white shirts and dark trousers walk among the marchers. A figure in a tall decorated headdress is visible near the centre of the procession. A loudspeaker horn is mounted in the left foreground.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22