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A dense street procession crowds a town road lined with multi-storey buildings and tall trees with orange flowers. In the foreground, men in striped and light shirts press forward, many with orange-red tilak on their foreheads; one man on the right raises a bamboo pole and another holds a phone aloft. Behind them, an ornate palanquin-style float with colourful embroidered canopies and saffron flags is carried through the street, with a figure in orange robes standing on it. Vendor stalls on the right display colourful sports jerseys and shirts. Orange banners and bunting stretch across the street.

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A crowded street procession of devotees, mostly young men in white and light shirts, pressing close together. Several raise mobile phones to record. Behind them, a decorated ceremonial palanquin with colourful embroidered canopies and tassels is carried forward, and a figure in orange robes stands within the central structure. Saffron flags on tall poles wave above the crowd, and bunting and orange banners hang over the street with multi-storey buildings and trees behind.2011-05-24A street procession in a crowded Indian town. A man in an orange-saffron top with a long-handled trident-like staff stands on a decorated float beneath colourful fringed canopies, while a bald man in a maroon-and-brown shawl stands beside him with palms pressed together in greeting. Large crowds of men and a few women fill the foreground, many in white shirts, with an orange flag on a pole rising above the float. Flowering trees, power lines and shopfronts line the road behind. The canopies are yellow, red, blue and green with white and gold motifs.2011-05-24A street procession in an Indian town, with a dense crowd of mostly young men in front, many in plain shirts and a blue shirt in the foreground. Behind them, a decorated palanquin with a silver-coloured frame and a carved canopy-like structure sits under colourful umbrellas with yellow, red and blue paisley panels and tasselled edges. Orange flags hang overhead from the palanquin. On the palanquin, a man in an orange robe and red turban sits with rudraksha beads, and beside him a man in a maroon and orange robe holds his hands together in greeting. Buildings, trees and utility poles line the road, and a phone is raised at the left edge. Visible Hindu procession elements include the palanquin and ceremonial umbrellas.2011-05-24A street procession in an Indian town crowded with onlookers. Many colourful umbrellas in maroon, yellow, blue and red with fringed borders are raised above a group of people in white and cream ritual clothing, with a figure in saffron-orange robes near the centre. Red flags on poles line the street, and many bystanders in shirts, kurtas and a man in an orange turban lean in to take photographs with phones. Buildings and trees frame the background.2016-04-18A dense street crowd of many men and boys presses toward a procession on a town street lined with orange and saffron bunting. In the upper right, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a reddish shawl stands on a decorated float beneath colourful umbrella-like canopies and ornate decorations. In the foreground a teenage boy in a red-orange t-shirt looks toward the camera, and a man in a white shirt raises a mobile phone to film. Many people wear orange tilaks on their foreheads. The scene is a street procession with devotees crowding the route.2011-05-24A street procession in a crowded Indian town. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange turban and rudraksha mala rides on a silver-decorated palanquin or ratha, shaded by colourful umbrellas with yellow fringe and embroidered panels. A bald attendant in dark red clothing sits beside him. Dense crowds of men fill the foreground, one raising a mobile phone, and orange flags and a flowering tree line the street behind the procession.2011-05-24A dense outdoor procession moves through a crowd, with many people wearing white shirts and saffron or orange garments. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt with a dark neck lanyard smiles, and a woman in a white and yellow-trimmed sari walks beside him. Behind them, several people hold tall wooden poles topped with ornate red, orange and gold canopy ornaments with floral and bird motifs, and a large yellow-red umbrella with a tasselled fringe rises above. A trident, the trishul symbol, is carried aloft in the middle of the crowd. A man near the centre wears a saffron shawl and adornments, and a figure further back has a cameraman filming. Palm fronds and banners frame the scene.2009-01-01Outdoor street procession in a crowded Tamil Nadu town on a bright day. Two large decorated umbrellas in gold and red with floral and bird-logo designs are carried on tall poles at the front, with more multicolored and saffron umbrellas behind them. Many devotees in white dhotis and shirts and saffron or orange shawls walk through the crowd, and several young men wear orange and yellow scarves. A shaved-headed man in white wears an orange headcloth near the center. Roadside stalls with pink, green and yellow fabrics line the right edge, and a tripod-mounted camera appears in the lower left. Palm trees and sky are visible above the crowd, which numbers in the dozens or more.2009-01-12A crowded street procession at a Kumbh Mela camp setting. Many people line both sides of a roadway under a hazy sky, with multicoloured ornate umbrellas (chhatri) raised over a procession. A man in front left has a shaved head and wears white ritual clothing with a red-and-gold sash, and a woman with long grey hair in white garments stands beside him. Several men in white dhoti-style clothing carry red flags and a large brass drum. Onlookers in striped shirts, checked shirts and saffron tones fill the foreground and background, with some holding up hands in greeting. Buildings and a tall statue or pillar appear in the distance.2015-09-15April 22 20162016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a crowded Indian town market. Red ceremonial flags on tall poles and large yellow, blue, purple and red decorated umbrellas, many with sequined fringes, are carried above the marchers. Men in white dhotis and orange or saffron garments walk in the procession, while uniformed police in khaki and a guard in a blue cap line the route behind yellow metal barricades. Crowds of onlookers press along the street, and a tall painted banner on the right shows a bearded sage with white hair and a striped turban. Motorcycles and shops crowd the background.2016-04-18