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A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town lined with shops and multi-storey buildings. Devotees in white clothes and white dhotis walk among many colourful umbrellas, with blue, red, green and yellow canopies raised over them, and several carry red flags. At the front, a decorated float carries an ornate deity murti under an orange canopy, with garlanded attendants standing beside it. A tractor-drawn float decorated with flowers also moves in the parade. Onlookers line the road, some watching from balconies, and orange-vested volunteers guide the procession. A large banner shows several portrait photographs, and a shop sign reads Ashram Anilkumar.

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A crowded street procession in an Indian town fills the frame. A decorated float with a red-draped platform and a large deity image on an ornate golden frame moves forward, pulled by a tractor-like vehicle. Many devotees in white clothing walk alongside, carrying bright red flags and colourful umbrellas in red, blue, yellow and green. Some marchers carry a large framed portrait with a red and white banner. Onlookers line the street, and people watch from balconies above shops and buildings. Overhead cables and signboards crowd the scene.2016-04-18A street procession winds through a crowded Indian town lane lined with shopfronts, signboards and hanging wires. Several people in white and saffron-trimmed clothing walk at the front, carrying red flags and a long banner showing a portrait of a bearded sadhu-like figure, a Russian flag and a person Samaj banner. Pink, orange and yellow decorative umbrellas are held above a palanquin-style float in the middle distance. Onlookers line both sides of the road, some watching from balconies above, and many photograph the procession with phones.2016-04-18A street procession moves through a busy Indian town lined with shops and signboards. Many devotees in white dhotis and saffron or red shawls walk behind colourful umbrellas in yellow, blue and maroon with fringed edges, carrying red flags on poles. Crowds of onlookers in street clothes line both sides of the road, and uniformed police stand among them. A large banner on the right shows a grid of portraits, and a yellow sign reads Birla Mandir. Several sadhus in orange robes are visible within the procession.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a narrow town lane lined with multistorey buildings and shops. Red flags and many umbrellas in blue, green, yellow, pink and red rise above the crowd. Men in white dhoti and kurta carry or walk beside a palanquin-like ceremonial float decorated with flowers. Onlookers pack both sides of the street, many in pink, white and bright saris and some in white headcloths, while others watch from balconies. Shop signs and banners hang overhead, including a sign reading Ashram. The scene is a religious procession with umbrellas and ceremonial attendants.2016-04-18