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A street procession moves through a narrow Indian market lane lined with shops and crowds. Police officers in khaki uniforms with caps guide the procession, and several are visible in the foreground. Devotees on both sides stand with palms pressed together in anjali, some women in colourful saris, while a man in an orange-saffron sadhu-style garment with a bag walks at the lower right. Overhead, rich red and blue embroidered cloths hang from a shop front, and marigold garlands lie at the right edge. A rope is strung along the route, and a large ratha or palanquin-like vehicle is partly visible at the left. Flower petals scatter on the ground. Printed banners hang at the upper right, and a small portrait is visible on one of them. No candidate can be identified with confidence from appearance.

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April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 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 crowd behind a rope barrier in a narrow market lane with shops and colourful fabrics hanging on the left. Many women in saris and salwar kameez, and men in shirts, raise hands in greeting or lean forward to photograph with phones. A police officer in khaki uniform and cap stands at the front left. A man in an orange kurta with a yellow-orange tilak on his forehead holds up a phone, and a man in a bright yellow printed t-shirt with a portrait stands at right beside a man in a red patterned shirt with a yellow sash. Some people wear yellow and saffron sashes. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2016-04-18April 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 street procession in an Indian town. A figure seated on an ornate golden palanquin with a yellow fringed canopy and a blue-topped canopy rests on a gold throne decorated with marigold garlands; the seated figure wears a red turban and red-and-gold robes. A woman in white stands at the front of the palanquin, and a bare-chested attendant with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace walks beside it. Red flags are carried along the route, police in khaki uniforms hold back a crowd, and people watch from a balcony and the street. The bulk of the crowd is in front of the palanquin, with men in white and pastel shirts and women in saris visible. Shop signs and a blue umbrella appear in the background.2016-04-18A 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.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18