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Elevated view of a dense street procession in an Indian town, with crowds packed along both sides of the road under a canopy of strung white flowers and large green leaves. Two men in saffron-orange clothing walk near the center, one with a small blue umbrella held over him. Uniformed police officers line the route. A white vehicle with red flags in front moves through the crowd. Many women in colourful saris watch from the sidewalks and balconies, and a shop sign with Hindi lettering is visible at left.

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A densely crowded narrow street procession in an Indian town. At the centre, a palanquin or decorated float under a large white and gold canopy is carried by men in white dhotis and kurtas, with a golden-trimmed structure and draped fabric. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside and ahead of it, and many devotees fill the street. Overhead, red flags and red, orange, blue and yellow umbrellas hang across the lane, and banners and framed portraits line the shopfronts. Crowds watch from balconies and doorways.2016-04-18Aerial view down a narrow street lined with multi-storey buildings, orange flags and tangled overhead cables. A decorated procession float or ratha with a white canopy and deity murti moves through a large crowd. Many uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside, while devotees in mixed clothing fill the road and balconies. Saffron flags hang from windows, and shop signs line the street.2016-04-18Aerial view looking down a narrow street lined with old multi-storey buildings with balconies and window shutters. A large crowd fills both sides of the road, with many people in orange, red and white clothing. A procession moves down the middle, led by a palanquin with gold-coloured decorated poles and orange drapery, and red flags or banners hang above the street. Tree branches frame the top of the view, and a few people watch from upper balconies.2016-04-18A photograph looking down a crowded narrow city street during a procession. Saffron and orange robed sadhus and devotees walk in the middle, many holding up colourful umbrellas in blue, red, yellow and pink, and several carry tall red and saffron flags. Uniformed police officers line the procession on both sides. Shops, hanging banners and posters of a bearded saint in saffron border the street, and a loudspeaker tower is visible further ahead. Tree branches blur the foreground.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Elevated view down a crowded city street during a procession, with a dense line of people in white and light clothing walking between shopfronts and balconies. Many red and orange flags and multicoloured umbrellas are raised above the marchers, and uniformed police in khaki walk along the procession route. A large umbrella-shaped canopy with fringed edges sits in the foreground. Pennants and bunting span the street ahead, with a minaret and domed building visible in the distance. Hanging posters and banners line the walls.2016-04-18A dense crowd fills a narrow street lined with shops, hanging wires and banners during a procession. In the foreground a man in an orange shirt with a garland and a red sash stands beside a decorated red-and-white float hung with flowers, while uniformed police officers in khaki manage the crowd. Large red banners and hoardings on the buildings show portraits of a saffron-robed figure and text in Hindi and English, and many people in white, orange, yellow and pink clothes line the street and watch from balconies.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Aerial view of a crowded street procession in an Indian town. Police officers in khaki uniforms and peaked caps line the centre of the lane, holding back a crowd of men and women in saffron, white, pink and purple clothing. A figure in an orange shawl walks at the lower right, and a decorated orange and yellow banner is at the left edge. Women in colourful saffies and children stand on balconies and at doorways of blue and white houses. A red poster with a portrait hangs on a wall at upper left, and scattered red petals cover the road.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18