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A street procession in an Indian town, viewed from above. Crowds of people walk along a road lined with bunting in pink, purple, yellow and green. Many men in saffron and orange dhotis and turbans carry red flags and drums, while others in white kurtas and dhotis walk in the middle. Colourful umbrellas in yellow, pink, blue and red are held over a palanquin-style ceremonial float. Uniformed police officers stand along the edge of the crowd. Shops, parked cars and a yellow wooden platform line the street, with trees overhead.

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A large street procession in an Indian town, filmed from an elevated vantage point. Drummers in orange and saffron turbans and rust-patterned tunics beat drums at the centre, followed by men in white kurtas and dhotis. Many open umbrellas in pink, blue, yellow and red shade a decorated palanquin or ratha topped with flower garlands, and red and orange flags wave above the crowd. Bunting strung across the street in orange, green, purple and yellow fills the frame. Crowds of onlookers, many in saris and salwar kameez, line the road, and uniformed police stand along the edges. A small framed portrait hangs on a wall at upper left.2016-04-18A dense street procession in a crowded Indian town, seen from an elevated angle. Drummers in orange and saffron kurtas and turbans beat drums at the centre, flanked by men in white kurtas. A decorated palanquin with a gold canopy and an ornate golden float carrying floral garlands moves through the street. Many people with red, pink, yellow and blue umbrellas, red flags and triangular bunting strung overhead crowd the road, while police officers in khaki stand along the edges. Parked cars and shopfronts with signboards line the background.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense outdoor street procession in an Indian town. Many umbrellas in red, yellow, blue, pink and orange are held aloft above the crowd, with red flags carried among them. In the centre, a decorated palanquin or float with gold and orange ornamentation moves along the road. Uniformed police officers line the street, and many devotees in saffron, white and bright saris walk in the crowd. Strings of colourful bunting cross overhead, and a red bus and parked vehicles sit along the roadside. A framed portrait printed on paper is pinned to a tree on the left, showing a bald man in a dark outfit, though this is a printed picture rather than a person present. A red-and-orange kalasha-like finial tops a small structure on the right.2016-04-18Aerial view of a street procession in a town, with a large decorated palanquin or ratha in the centre carrying a white and gold canopy and a dense crowd of devotees in white and saffron clothing. Many coloured umbrellas in yellow, red, blue and pink surround the palanquin, and red flags fly along the route. Police officers in khaki uniforms line the road. Onlookers crowd the balconies and rooftops of nearby buildings, and a white temple shrine with a tall spire stands on the left beside a multi-storey building. Festival bunting and marquees decorate the roadside, and a bright orange vehicle passes at the right.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Elevated view of a street procession in a busy town. A palanquin-like decorated float carries a figure at the centre, surrounded by a long column of marchers in white dhotis and kurtas, many holding large colourful umbrellas in pink, blue, green, yellow and red. Red flags flutter above the crowd, strings of bunting cross the street, and uniformed police officers line the route. Spectators in saffron, white and bright saris fill the sides. A framed portrait is held up near the left edge.2016-04-18Street procession in an Indian town, with a decorated palanquin or ratha carried through a dense crowd under a row of colourful multicoloured umbrellas in red, yellow, green, blue and pink. Red and orange flags fly above the crowd, and strings of triangular bunting in purple, green and yellow cross the street. Many people in orange, saffron and white clothing walk alongside; some stand on a raised wooden platform at right. Cars and a van line the road behind. A central figure in white sits on the palanquin area, though no identity can be confirmed from appearance. Dense crowd of many people, with more visible further back.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18