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Dense street procession crowded with men and youths in a town street lined with shops and trees. Many raise hands and wave saffron-orange flags on poles at left. Several men wear orange garments and have orange-red tilak marks on their foreheads. A decorated silver-and-white palanquin or float with an orange cloth is carried along the road, with a striped multicoloured canopy umbrella above it. A tall golden temple spire rises behind the crowd, and orange bunting strings run across the street. Shop signs including a Pan Card board are visible at right.

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A street procession in a crowded Indian town. Dense crowd of men fills the foreground, many in white shirts, checked shirts and striped kurtas; one man in the lower right raises a pointing finger toward the camera. Large saffron-orange flags with a crescent-and-bird emblem fly at left, and strings of small orange pennants stretch across the street. In the middle distance a ornate golden temple spire rises beside a decorated procession float with orange and gold figures under colourful striped umbrellas. Shopfronts line the right side, including a pan and tea stall. Trees overhang the street. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2011-05-24A dense street procession moves through a crowded town lane lined with trees and shopfronts. Men in orange and saffron clothing, several with orange scarves and orange tilak on their foreheads, press forward, many raising their hands. Orange flags on tall poles rise into the crowd, and strings of orange pennants stretch across the street. Behind them stands a golden multi-tiered temple tower. A loudspeaker horn and a decorated umbrella appear at the left and centre, and a figure in orange sits on a decorated float in the distance beyond the crowd. The a person candidate is not clearly distinguishable from this angle.2011-05-24A dense street crowd of young men and boys fills a busy market road during a procession. Many wear orange saffron scarves or sashes, and several raise arms and hands in the air. Large orange flags on poles wave above the crowd, alongside a loudspeaker horn and a black speaker box. Strings of orange pennants stretch across the street, and a golden temple spire rises behind the trees. Shopfronts line the road, including a salon sign reading Balaji. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2011-05-24April 22 20162016-04-22A street procession on a decorated chariot-like palanquin with a golden canopy umbrella and an orange fabric canopy, draped and garlanded with marigold and white flower strings. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand on the palanquin, one wearing a red-and-gold turban, holding its poles, while a man on the left side reaches up. Crowds of men and a few women in saris line the road, many with raised hands, and uniformed police officers walk alongside. Red flags with a portrait printed on one flag wave among the crowd, and a parked black SUV and roadside shops with signboards appear behind. Trees and a water tank are visible in the background.2016-04-18A street procession moves through a dense, crowded town lane lined with shops and strung with orange and yellow triangular pennants. At left, a silver-decorated palanquin or ratha carries a seated figure in orange and saffron clothing under an ornate canopy, with garlands of yellow flowers along its frame. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing white caps, walk beside and behind it, and metal vessels with orange-topped offerings are carried at the front. A man at right holds up a large orange flag on a pole. Red and gold decorative panels hang from the palanquin and along the route, and a dense crowd of onlookers fills the foreground.2011-05-24January 01 20122012-01-01A crowded street procession moves between multi-storey concrete buildings under strings of orange and saffron pennant flags. Several large saffron flags stream from poles above the crowd. A golden temple tower with tiered spires rises in the background above trees. Dense crowds of men and women in everyday clothing fill the road, many in white shirts and dhotis, with orange and red garments visible. Shop signs and banners hang along the street, including a purple banner with Kannada script and a blue banner. Overhead utility wires cross the scene.2011-05-24A 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 copiesApril 22 20162016-04-22A dense street procession moves between shops under a long string of saffron-orange pennant flags. Many crowded men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing white caps and saffron scarves, walk and press forward. Large saffron flags on poles rise above the crowd on the left. A blue hoarding with Kannada script stands at the lower left, and a few people are visible on the right near a parked motorcycle. Concrete utility poles and overhead wires frame the street.2011-05-24Outdoor procession crowd at dusk among palm trees. Many people in white clothing and orange-saffron garments press around a decorated palanquin-style float draped in marigold and white garlands. Foreground devotees hold tall orange flags and golden staffs topped with a trident and a ceremonial finial. One man in an orange robe with long dark hair stands at left, shown from behind. Several women wear white or orange saris, and some raise folded hands in devotion. Multicoloured umbrellas and bunting frame the scene.2007-12-29