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A large street procession seen from an elevated angle, with a dense crowd of people dressed mostly in white walking along a busy road lined with buses, trucks, cars and auto-rickshaws. Many marchers carry orange-red flags on poles. In the centre, a decorated palanquin topped with a multicoloured canopy is carried forward, with a few figures in saffron/orange robes standing on or beside it, and a figure in a white dhoti stands on the platform. Several colourful umbrella-style canopies are also visible among the marchers. Uniformed police officers stand along the roadside, and onlookers in casual and traditional clothing watch from the pavement.

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A photograph taken from an elevated vantage of a street procession on a busy road lined with parked buses, trucks, cars and auto-rickshaws. A long crowd of men and women in white clothes and orange-saffron sashes walks along the roadway. In the centre-right, a palanquin with a multicoloured umbrella canopy and garlands is carried forward; a figure in orange robes sits on it while a man in white stands beside, and other people in orange and white surround the palanquin. Several more multicoloured canopies are visible in the middle of the procession, and uniformed police officers stand along the road. Roadside spectators watch from the pavements, and a red car and silver vehicles pass along the street.2010-07-24 +1 copiesJuly 24 20102010-07-24 +1 copiesAerial view of a large street procession moving down a busy road lined with buses, trucks, cars, autorickshaws and roadside stalls. Hundreds of participants in white clothes carry saffron-orange flags along both sides. 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Crowds of onlookers stand along the pavement and a motorcycle is parked at the lower left.2010-07-24 +1 copiesStreet procession on a wide road lined with parked auto-rickshaws, buses and trucks. At the centre, a decorated palanquin with a golden canopy and colourful umbrella-shaped awnings is carried forward, with a figure in a saffron-orange robe standing on it. Large crowds of men in white kurta and dhoti walk along both sides and behind, many carrying orange flags and white placards. Uniformed police officers in khaki accompany the marchers. A woman in a yellow sari and red-trimmed shawl walks near the palanquin. A hillside of white quarried rock and palm trees rise in the background, with roadside billboards and shops along the street.2010-07-24Outdoor street procession on a busy road lined with autorickshaws, parked vehicles and roadside shops. 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A blue bus and white vehicles are parked along the road, and a yellow building stands at right.2010-07-24Aerial view of a street procession with a decorated palanquin carried along a road. Multicoloured umbrellas with cream and blue motifs shade the palanquin, which is draped with garlands and has a saffron-orange cloth. A figure in orange robes stands on the palanquin beside a man in white dhoti and shawl, while a bald man in an orange robe stands at the right edge. Crowds of men and women in white dhotis, saris and orange-red sashes and flags surround the procession, with uniformed police and a few men in shirts along the roadside. A parked car and a red vehicle appear at the top. Orange and red flags are held aloft by many participants.2010-07-24 +1 copiesAerial view down a stairway of a long procession on a wide road in India. A large crowd of marchers in white clothing and orange-red shirts carries red and saffron flags and banners. 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