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A street procession in a crowded Indian town. Central focus is a decorated ratha-style palanquin covered with a pink and gold canopy, heavily garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds, with brass bells and ornaments on its frame. Two men in saffron and orange robes stand near it; one in white dhoti and shawl stands at the rear. Red flags and an orange umbrella surround the palanquin. A tractor with loudspeakers and decorated drums leads the procession, and people in ordinary clothes and white caps line the road under strings of colourful pennant bunting. Hoardings on the right are visible. No one in the scene can be confidently identified as the a person from appearance alone.

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April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession moves through a crowded town. In the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha is draped with marigold and flower garlands, with deity murtis in gold and yellow cloth. Men in white dhotis and kurtas walk beside it, and one man in a red turban and white clothes holds a large ornate red-and-gold umbrella over the murtis. Red and saffron flags and multicoloured bunting fill the street, with yellow and orange umbrellas above. Vehicles and onlookers line the road behind barriers, and a large portrait is printed on a banner at the right edge. No identifiable a person figure is visible in person.2016-04-18A street procession in a crowded city lane. At the centre, a large golden palanquin-style chariot with a canopy decorated with flowers is carried forward; a figure seated on a red cushioned seat within the golden structure wears a saffron-coloured garment and flower garlands. Many devotees in white dhotis and saffron or red clothes walk alongside, some with bare upper bodies and sacred threads, marked with tilak. Red flags and orange and red decorated umbrellas surround the chariot. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands in the foreground beside a small tractor-like vehicle, and parked white cars line the street. Hoardings and banners in Hindi and English line the road.2016-05-21A street procession in Ujjain moves past shops under strings of colourful triangular bunting. At the centre, a decorated palanquin under a white canopy with gold fringe is hung with orange and white marigold garlands, and a seated figure in saffron robes with bare arms sits on it. Red flags on poles flank the palanquin, and men in white and saffron-coloured clothes walk alongside, some carrying a kalasha and a yellow-trimmed fan. Vehicles and a tractor fill the road, and onlookers line the pavement. A large hoarding behind the scene shows portraits and a Hindi slogan, and a second banner reads Shri Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhara style text in green.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town road lined with shops, flags and hoardings. A red tractor in front pulls a decorated float, a ratha, with a golden umbrella canopy and garlands. Men in white dhotis and women in deep red saris stand on and beside the float. Uniformed police in khaki and officials in orange safety vests keep the crowd back, while dense crowds of spectators line the street. Red flags are carried along the route, and a large hoarding on the right shows portraits of several men.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town moves along a busy road lined with shops and crowds. At the center, a decorated ceremonial palanquin or ratha with a gold-fringed canopy and garlands is carried by men in saffron-red and white dhotis, with a seated figure under the canopy. Red flags flank the procession, a tractor leads from the left, and uniformed police officers walk alongside. Spectators watch from balconies and the roadside, and mobile phone advertisement banners hang on the buildings.2016-04-18A festive street procession in an Indian town under strings of pink, purple, blue, orange and yellow pennants. Red flags and a large decorated ratha-style float with a PALLAV banner on its side lead the crowd, with speakers mounted on top. Behind it, a white and gold canopy shades a garlanded area where men in yellow and white kurtas walk. Numerous saffron and orange parasols and umbrellas are held up over people on both sides of the road, and a red and gold palanquin-like structure appears in the foreground. Shopfronts and a Hindi banner line the street.2016-04-18May 21 20162016-05-21April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18