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A dense street crowd during a procession, with many uniformed police officers in navy caps and khaki uniforms lining the route. Among them are men and women in everyday clothes, a woman in a cream blouse with a patterned skirt and a red-and-gold shawl, and people in orange and saffron garments. Red flags and colourful umbrellas or canopies stand at the left edge, and some bystanders hold up cameras and phones toward the procession. The setting is a narrow urban street lined with shopfronts.

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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 tree-lined road under bright daylight. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk along a rope barrier while crowds of men and women in white, pink, blue and red clothing press forward. Many people hold up mobile phones to take photos. Red flags on tall poles and ornate umbrellas in orange, yellow, blue and cream rise above the crowd, with a decorated palanquin or float visible at the top left and a bus in the background. Some participants wear red sashes and saffron-coloured garments.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 24 20162016-04-24A dense crowd in a procession with red triangular flags on tall poles and ornate red-and-gold umbrellas with silver fringe above. Devotees include a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads and white cloth, and a woman in a yellow-and-red sari with a garland. Uniformed police officers in dark caps and khaki stand in the foreground. Many people raise mobile phones to photograph the scene. A pink wall and a peacock-feather ornament appear in the background.2016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town lane. A decorated palanquin with a gold-fringed canopy and garlands leads the way, carried by men in white dhotis. Many red flags printed with a smiling portrait face are raised, and orange, blue and maroon umbrellas shade the crowd. Uniformed police in khaki and dark caps line the route. Shopfronts, a banner with multiple portraits and onlookers on balconies line the street, and dense crowds of devotees and spectators press along the road.2016-04-18A dense outdoor crowd fills a street during a public gathering. In the foreground, several uniformed police officers in khaki shirts, tan trousers and peaked caps stand among the people, one holding a baton. Many devotees fill the background, including men in white kurtas and women in saffron, orange and pink saris, one wearing a green sari with a gold border. A man in an orange turban and a man in a white cap stand near the centre, and several people raise mobile phones to take photographs. A red banner edge appears at the right. The scene reads as a large crowd management moment rather than a specific ritual.2016-04-18A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town. A decorated ratha or palanquin carries a seated figure under an orange and blue canopy hung with tassels, its sides wrapped in garlands of marigolds. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a shoulder bag stands on the cart, one hand raised. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a rope. Uniformed police officers with caps line the route, and red flags with saffron emblems flutter overhead. Many devotees press in from the foreground, some raising hands in greeting, others in white or pastel shirts. Shopfronts and power lines frame the street.2016-04-18April 24 20162016-04-24