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A dense street procession in a narrow town lane lined with shops and multi-storey buildings. Crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis fill the road, many wearing saffron or orange headwear and stoles. Tall saffron flags on poles and a row of orange pennants stretch over the street. A brass band or drummer stands at left, and a decorated red-canopied float or palanquin is at right with a deity murti visible on it. Shop fronts display LG and Samsung signage, and balconies above are filled with onlookers.

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A street procession in a crowded Indian town market lane lined with shops, signboards for LG, Samsung and Super Optical, and balconies above. Saffron and orange flags on tall poles lead the procession. A bald man in a maroon-red robe and white garment rides in an ornate silver-and-gold palanquin-style carriage pulled by a horse-drawn cart, with a figure in saffron robes and a shaved head standing beside. Men in white dhotis and shirts, saffron-clad sadhus and police in khaki uniforms walk alongside. Multicoloured canopy umbrellas and orange-and-yellow bunting decorate the scene, with a drum-like decorated vessel visible at the top left. A large crowd presses along the road.2011-05-24A photograph taken from an elevated position looking down a crowded urban street during a procession. Hundreds of people, many in white shirts and orange or saffron scarves and caps, fill the road between multi-storey concrete buildings with shop fronts, hanging signboards and overhead wires strung with orange flags. Several men in front hold tall saffron-orange flags on poles. Street vendors under white and red umbrellas stand at the left edge, and a small statue or figure is visible under a canopy in the far background. No individual a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the crowd.2011-05-24A dense street procession seen from above in a town market. At the upper left, a decorated chariot (ratha) with a deity murti is pulled forward under multicoloured umbrellas with orange and yellow trim. Crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts, many with orange or yellow shawls, fill the road, and several women in saris, including blue, green and teal, carry brass pots (kalasha) on their heads. Strings of orange and yellow pennants stretch across the street. Shopfronts line the right side, with signboards, a Samsung sign and a red banner. Counting visible people is impractical given the crowd, which is well beyond one hundred.2011-05-24A dense street crowd fills a narrow Indian town road during a procession. Many men in white kurtas and shirts, some in pink and light colours, press together under overhead wires. Orange saffron flags on tall poles stand at left and centre, and several men wear orange headwear and scarves. Shopfronts with signboards line the right side, and a loudspeaker or drum-like equipment is visible at left.2011-05-24A dense street procession moves through a narrow market lane lined with shops and blue and pink buildings. Many people crowd the roadway, mostly men in white shirts and light clothing, with some women in saffron and colourful saris at the lower left. Large saffron-orange flags on tall poles rise above the crowd, and strings of orange pennant bunting stretch across the street. Parked motorbikes line the right side, and a loudspeaker horn is visible among the crowd. Signboards in Kannada script advertise a jewellery shop and a Delhi bazaar. A golden temple tower is faintly visible at the top left, and a distant float or vehicle appears in the middle of the procession.2011-05-24A large crowd marches down a city street in a procession, filling the roadway from edge to edge. Many men wear white shirts and trousers, while others wear saffron or orange robes and orange headcloths. Several people hold up open umbrellas in orange, red and rainbow colours, and some carry yellow and red flags with emblems. Shopfronts line both sides, with signboards for Airtel and other businesses, and a loudspeaker is mounted above the marchers. Police in khaki uniforms and helmets walk along the edge of the crowd. The scene appears to be a rally or procession rather than a temple ritual.2007-02-20A crowded street procession seen from above, with many men in white shirts and dhotis and some in orange or saffron scarves. Women in green, blue and yellow saris carry brass pots with yellow flowers on their heads. Above the crowd, a decorated processional float with a deity murti and colourful umbrellas or canopies moves forward. Orange flags hang from the right edge. Shops with a Samsung sign and cardboard boxes line the street, and an orange banner is visible in the foreground. The image is a photograph of a procession with no single identifiable central figure clearly visible.2011-05-24Street procession in a crowded Indian town lane lined with shops, parked motorbikes and onlookers, seen from an upper floor. A decorated blue and red vehicle with yellow marigold garlands and saffron pennant flags leads the procession. Several people in saffron and orange robes ride on the vehicle, one wearing a red and orange cloth and another in orange robes beside a white-clad person. Men in white kurtas and a few in saffron walk alongside, holding orange flags. Older women in sarees watch from a doorway at right.2011-05-24A dense street procession in a narrow town lane lined with multi-storey concrete buildings, shopfronts, blue shutters and overhead cables. Hundreds of men in white shirts and dhotis fill the street, many carrying or waving large saffron-orange flags on tall poles. Some devotees wear orange scarves. A loudspeaker horn is mounted on a pole at left, and a small roadside stall with a red and orange cloth canopy stands on the right. The procession moves through the crowd toward the upper left, where orange banners and decorated vehicles are visible.2011-05-24A dense street procession moves down a crowded town road lined with shops and multi-storey buildings, with strings of orange and white bunting strung overhead. Many men in white kurtas and dhotis, and others in orange shirts, fill the street. Several people hold tall orange flags that stream in the breeze. On the right, a loudspeaker or sound equipment is mounted on a vehicle at the front of the crowd. Shopfronts display signboards in Kannada script, with colourful cloth and goods hanging at stalls on the left. A distant temple gopuram rises above the rooftops.2011-05-24April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18