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April 18 20162016-04-18December 27 20082008-12-27A street procession at a Kumbh-style religious gathering, with saffron-robed sadhus walking in a crowd. In the foreground, a bearded man in an orange shawl with bare upper body and white beard stands with palms joined, next to a man in maroon robes with long hair and tilak, and a sadhu in a maroon top with hands in anjali. On the right, a uniformed police officer in khaki walks close by. Behind them, an ornate red-and-gold palanquin or chariot is decorated with marigold garlands, and saffron flags fly overhead. Several men in orange robes and a horse appear in the background, along with banners and tented structures.2016-05-09June 04 20062006-06-04February 02 20072007-02-02A street procession moves along a narrow paved lane lined with a white wall and a painted blue-grey wall. Several men in saffron orange robes and shawls walk in a group. Two men at left and centre hold up tall ornate parasols with yellow fringed edges and red and green panels decorated with white bird motifs. A man at right in an orange t-shirt holds a tall silver staff. A man in the centre wears white dhoti and an orange shawl and carries a small bundle. A few others in white or blue follow. A hillside and a roadside Hindi sign appear behind them.2006-05-25May 09th 20162016-05-09A street procession in an Indian town with many devotees in saffron and orange clothing. Drummers in white vests and colourful dhoti-style lungis, one with a long wild mane and another in orange turban, play hand drums and cymbals. Red flags on poles and blue, pink and yellow ceremonial umbrellas fill the scene, with a bright pink turbaned person in a marigold garland and white dress near the right edge. A uniformed police officer stands at left beside a rope barrier, and bunting is strung across the road under a large tree.2016-04-18Outdoor procession on a paved road lined with colourful bunting and a flag-lined tree canopy. Saffron-robed sadhus in orange dhotis and orange-red shawls, with orange turbans and marigold garlands, walk in the foreground, several carrying tall silver poles. Behind them a golden palanquin-style float carries a deity murti decorated with flowers. A police officer in khaki uniform walks at the left edge. On the right, a woman in a white sari with a flower garland stands beside an orange tractor and a decorated cart. Marigold petals litter the road.2016-04-18January 02 20092009-01-02A street procession of saffron-robed men and devotees walks along a paved road lined with shops and trees. Several men in orange clothes carry tall poles topped with ornate red, gold and blue embroidered parasols and a fan-shaped canopy. The central figure wears an orange dhoti and shawl, long dark hair and rudraksha malas. Others wear orange shawls and malas, and a few women in saffron saris walk behind. A motorbike and pedestrians are visible on the left.2006-06-04Outdoor procession under colourful fringed canopies with blue, pink and yellow tassels. A young man in orange robes and an orange turban stands centre-right, wearing a long dark rudraksha mala and holding a bead string in his hands. Beside him, a man in orange with a yellow garland and a bearded man in orange robes walk among devotees; an elderly bald man in orange and a man in white clothes are also in the crowd. Behind them is an ornate gold-carved wooden structure, and at lower left a man holds a yellow flower garland with green leaves. Crowd of devotees in white and orange behind.2009-01-16