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A street procession in a busy Indian town. A white vehicle with a person banner on its roof and a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" leads through crowded lanes lined with shops, signboards for Reliance Communications and Star Everfresh, and onlookers on balconies. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside, and people in saffron and white stand near the vehicle. Ceremonial umbrellas in orange and blue appear at the left edge, and a red flag hangs from a pole. Pedestrians in saris and kurtas, plus motorcycles, crowd the roadside.

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April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in a crowded Indian town. A large ornate palanquin or ratha, decorated with marigold garlands, orange flower strands and a gold-fringed white canopy, is carried through the street by men in white dhotis and red sashes. Uniformed police officers in khaki line the route, and a dense crowd of onlookers in colourful saris and shirts watches from the roadside and balconies. Red flags flutter at the left edge. Only people in the scene are counted here; no identifiable figure is clearly visible on the palanquin.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town moves past shops and a multi-storey building. Many saffron-clad sadhus and devotees walk among colourful umbrellas in blue, green, yellow and red, with red flags held aloft. A white vehicle bearing a red-and-white banner with the name a person leads the crowd. Uniformed police officers line the roadside and walk alongside the procession, and onlookers watch from the pavement and balconies. Shop signs in Hindi and Marathi script are visible.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession moves through a busy Indian town market lined with multi-storey shops and signboards, including one reading Shri Ram Traders. Many devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing walk in the road, several carrying large ornate umbrellas in red, blue, green, pink and yellow with fringed edges. Red flags on poles rise above the crowd, and a decorated vehicle and a red-and-white van move through the procession. Uniformed police officers line the route and walk alongside, while onlookers fill the pavements and balconies. A decorated palanquin or float is visible at the head of the procession near the top of the street.2016-04-18