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A dense crowd of many people fills a busy city street during a procession. Men in white kurtas and dhotis, women in saris and salwar, and people in pink, green and grey shirts press together. Several red flags on poles and a garland-draped canopy arch frame the scene, with a yellow umbrella and a ratha or palanquin visible at left and right. Shop signs and hoardings in Hindi line the street. A figure in orange robes stands among the procession, but the face is not clearly visible.

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A dense street procession moves through a busy Indian town, with a large crowd of men and women pressing forward in front of a decorated ratha. Red flags on tall poles line the street, and marigold garlands hang across an ornate canopy over the vehicle. A saffron-robed sadhu sits in an open auto-rickshaw on the left, holding his hands together, and yellow-vested marshals guide the crowd. Shops, hoardings and a red signboard line the road behind the procession.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession in a town lane with many people in white shirts and kurtas, some wearing orange or red shawls and rudraksha-style red beaded garlands. Tall red and orange flags on poles rise above the crowd, and an ornate golden and red float or palanquin with a deity murti and red-robed attendants sits in the background. Spectators watch from balconies on multi-storey buildings. A man in front wears an orange shawl and white shirt. Some people hold up mobile phones to film. The scene reads as a Kumbh-related ratha procession with sadhus and devotees.2015-09-15 +1 copiesA dense street procession moves through a crowded market road lined with shops and signboards. A decorated ratha or palanquin-style float with marigold and multicoloured garland swags is topped by a canopy, and red flags with a printed portrait flutter along both sides. A large crowd of men in shirts and dhotis, plus women in saris, fills the foreground, with many raising mobile phones. Foreground figures are dark-haired men in light shirts, and a person in orange near the float holds flowers. Shop banners, a mobile repair sign and a pink cotton candy stall frame the scene.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense outdoor procession on a tree-lined road during a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. A decorated ratha/palanquin with marigold garlands and a fringed umbrella carries several saffron-robed sannyasis, one in a red robe with a rudraksha mala. Orange flags and large portrait banners with a saint's face are held up in the crowd. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe with a white turban stands at the left, and many devotees in white and orange press along the street.2016-04-22A dense street procession moves through a crowded market lane lined with colourful umbrella-shaded stalls and hanging cloth banners. Devotees in white kurtas and white saris carry tall red flags on poles, and a red-and-white ceremonial umbrella is held aloft near the front. Many onlookers in mixed clothing fill the street on both sides, some holding children and others photographing. No individual person can be clearly identified as a person, and no one is singled out in this crowded scene.2016-04-18Outdoor street procession crowded with a large dense throng of people lining golden barricades on both sides. Red saffron-coloured flags on tall poles and ornate umbrellas with beaded or dark blue canopies lead the procession. A man in a light peach kurta stands at the barrier edge with his hands pressed together in greeting. Men in white dhotis and sacred threads walk with the procession. Devotees raise hands and phones toward the procession. Banners and flags line the street under trees with red flowers, and a white vehicle is parked at the right edge.2016-05-09A large procession moves down a wide tree-lined street, with many red flags held aloft by marchers in white dhotis and red-and-white garments. A golden ornate palanquin or ratha is visible in the distance, shaded by a yellow floral umbrella carried in the foreground. Crowds of spectators line the roadside on the right, many raising phones. Roadside stalls and a red signboard appear on the right, and a metal barrier runs along the left edge.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21April 18 20162016-04-18