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A street procession moves through a crowded city road lined with multistorey buildings and power lines. Uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps walk in front, some with red-and-white cloth and a man in a white cap and sunglasses at left. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls carry red flags on poles, while many colourful umbrellas in yellow, pink, green, blue and red are held aloft. A decorated palanquin with a gold canopy and orange fringe is visible in the middle distance. Spectators line the street, and a large crowd fills the foreground.

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April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town lane lined with shops, multi-storey buildings and utility poles. In the centre, a decorated palanquin with a white canopy and a deity murti is carried forward beneath a cluster of colourful umbrellas in yellow, pink, red, blue and green. Many red flags are raised along the route. Uniformed police in khaki with dark caps walk ahead, clearing the way with sticks. Men in white dhotis and orange turbans march alongside, one playing a large drum decorated with orange and red cloth. Onlookers crowd both sides of the street, some photographing the procession with phones.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Aerial view of a dense street procession in an Indian town. At the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha carries a golden-canopied deity murti garlanded with flowers, followed by a crowd beneath many colourful umbrellas in red, yellow, green, blue and purple. Men in saffron and orange clothing and white dhotis carry red flags and play drums, while uniformed police officers line the street. Bunting strung between buildings and a small shrine with a kalasha and red-and-gold canopy appear at the right. Crowds of onlookers fill the roadside and balconies.2016-04-18A street procession moves through a busy Indian town lane. Uniformed police officers in khaki with caps walk alongside robed participants. Several large parasols in yellow, red, pink, blue and green are held aloft above a palanquin-style float decorated with gold. Red flags flutter on poles and men in white dhotis and orange-saffron shawls walk in line. Shops, signboards and a crowd of onlookers line the street, with a child in an orange shirt in the foreground.2016-04-18A street procession moves through a narrow urban lane lined with white multi-storey buildings with balconies, shop signs and hanging banners. Many marchers in white dhotis and orange or saffron clothing walk beneath umbrellas in yellow, red, pink, blue and green. Red flags flutter above the crowd, and a decorated palanquin or ratha with a golden canopy is visible in the distance. Drummers and uniformed police line the route, while onlookers stand on balconies and along the roadside. Watermarked archive photo with a shop-side banner visible.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town moves through a crowded market road lined with shops and old multi-storey buildings. Many colourful ceremonial umbrellas are raised over the procession, in yellow, pink, navy, red and blue, some with fringed or beaded borders. Men in white dhotis and saffron-orange robes walk with red flags and red-and-white banners, and a drummer beats a drum at right. Uniformed police officers line the route and walk among the marchers. A dense crowd of onlookers, many in plain shirts, stands in the foreground. Shop signboards and power lines overhead are visible.2016-04-18Outdoor street procession in a crowded town lane under a bright blue sky. A decorated palanquin or ratha with a golden canopy is carried forward, surrounded by many colourful umbrellas in yellow, blue, orange and red. Red flags are raised by people in the crowd. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand along the roadside, while men in shirts and women in saris line the street. Residents watch from balconies of multi-storey buildings on the right.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town. A large ornate ratha or palanquin carries a central figure seated in a flower-garlanded canopy, with a gold-fringed yellow umbrella overhead and red flags on tall poles. Two white-clad attendants in dhoti stand beside the platform, one bare-chested and one in a white shirt, while a figure in orange robes stands at the front. Police officers in khaki uniforms line the road, and a dense crowd of devotees, many women in saris and salwar, watches and holds up hands. Marigold garlands and red and yellow banners decorate the scene. Multi-storey buildings with balconies line the street behind.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18