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A 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.

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A 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 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.2011-05-24Street procession in a crowded town lane lined with shops and multi-storey buildings with balconies. A large decorated chariot or ratha with a golden canopy, marigold garlands and yellow floral festoons carries a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with a bald man in a red-and-orange shawl standing beside it, hands raised in greeting. Men in white shirts and dhotis, many in khaki or straw hats, fill the road, and some carry orange flags. A large drum and colourful umbrellas on poles accompany the chariot, and an elephant or decorated animal with a floral cloth walks at the front right. Bunting runs across the street overhead.2011-05-24Dense street procession in a crowded Indian town market, photographed from an elevated angle. Large multicolored parasols with floral and geometric patterns rise above the crowd, including a yellow-and-red umbrella and a blue-and-green one. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis, plus others in pastel shirts, walk closely packed. Women in blue and green saris carry brass pots topped with orange flowers and coconuts on their heads, while a decorated animal with garlands moves in the procession. Shopfronts line the street, one with a sign in Kannada script, and a motorcycle-filled roadside. Uniformed police officers are visible among the crowd.2011-05-24A 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.2011-05-24A street procession in a town, seen from an elevated angle. Many devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls walk along the road, several women in saffron shawls carry brass or copper pots on their heads. Above them, colourful umbrellas with blue, red and white panels are held aloft, and saffron-orange flags and banners fly from poles. Shops, a parked auto-rickshaw and bystanders line the roadside, with overhead wires strung across the street.2008-08-01February 02 20072007-02-02A street procession in a town with shops and signboards, including Samsung and Panasonic ads. Crowds fill the road beneath strings of orange and white pennant flags. A decorated silver palanquin carried on poles is topped with an ornate multicoloured canopy; a man in saffron robes sits upon it, beside a raised orange flag. In front, a man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala and carries a folded cloth. A white horse with tassels walks in the procession. Several people in white and saffron clothing walk alongside, and a large embroidered floral banner with a red and blue emblem leads the way.2011-05-24A dense street procession photographed in daylight, with a large crowd of men in white shirts and light trousers pressing forward past shop fronts and trees. Several men wear orange-yellow tilak marks on their foreheads. A large saffron flag with a pointed, swallowtail-like shape billows above the crowd. At left, a woman in a green and yellow sari carries a brass pot topped with orange cloth on her head, and a man beside her holds a small camera. Overhead, a row of shop signs and advertisement boards lines the street.2011-05-24December 20 20112011-12-20Elevated view of a crowded village street during a procession. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside a decorated palanquin with a white canopy and a colourful ornamental chariot behind it. Multicolour umbrellas shade the central figures, and yellow bunting strung across the street. Dense crowds of men and women in saffron, pink, green and white saris line the road and balconies, while a temple facade with blue and white sculpted figures stands on the left.2007-02-02Overhead view of a dense street procession in a small South Indian town, with a crowd filling the narrow lane between shop fronts and hanging yellow and green festoons. Musicians in white dhotis and white shirts play long wind instruments and drums at the front, followed by people in white and light clothing. Behind them, a decorated palanquin or ratha with canopy and small colourful umbrellas is carried along the street. Banners with printed text hang from the left and a blue sign is strung across the lane.2007-02-02