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A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town lane, with a decorated palanquin-style carriage at the centre under a gold-fringed canopy draped with marigold garlands. Two priests stand on the carriage: one bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and another in white ritual clothes, both tending the ceremony. Red flags with saffron emblems wave along the procession. Dense onlookers line the street in colourful kurtas, saris and shirts, many photographing with phones. Balconies above are packed with spectators, and a banner on a shop front shows several portrait photographs. No candidate can be confidently identified as the a person from appearance.

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April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in an Indian city. A golden canopy umbrella with marigold and white flower garlands and hanging bells sits atop a decorated palanquin-style float carried by men. A bald priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands on the float, raising his arms, beside a man in white dhoti with bare chest and a cloth wrap. Men wave red flags with saffron emblems, and a crowd of onlookers in red and striped shirts and a uniformed police officer lines the road, many photographing with phones. Pink and white multi-storey buildings, hanging wires and shop signs frame the street.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town crowded with onlookers, many raising mobile phones to photograph. A large gold-and-yellow canopy umbrella and a decorated palanquin or ratha with garlands and marigold strings carry several men in white dhotis and saffron-and-red sashes. Red and orange flags fly along the procession route, and yellow and red parasols shade the crowd. In the background, men in white stand on a balcony of a white multi-storey building above the street.2016-04-18A street procession in a crowded town with a golden-yellow canopy umbrella over a richly decorated palanquin draped in orange and marigold garlands. Several people ride on the palanquin: a bald man in orange robes with rudraksha beads and a shawl sits near the front, and a man in a red-orange turban sits beside him, while a man in white dhoti stands at the rear holding the structure. Crowds on the street raise their hands in greeting and phone cameras, and red flags line the procession. Balconies above are packed with onlookers and buildings display hanging marigold garlands.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession on a decorated chariot-like palanquin with a golden canopy umbrella and an orange fabric canopy, draped and garlanded with marigold and white flower strings. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand on the palanquin, one wearing a red-and-gold turban, holding its poles, while a man on the left side reaches up. Crowds of men and a few women in saris line the road, many with raised hands, and uniformed police officers walk alongside. Red flags with a portrait printed on one flag wave among the crowd, and a parked black SUV and roadside shops with signboards appear behind. Trees and a water tank are visible in the background.2016-04-18Outdoor street procession in a crowded city lane. A gilded ornate palanquin or ratha, heavily decorated with marigold garlands, is carried under golden and orange parasols. Several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with orange-red cloths, walk beside it. Many red flags with saffron emblems are raised. Uniformed police officers stand along the edge. Devotees and onlookers press close, one man in a blue shirt photographing with a phone. Multi-storey buildings with balconies and spectators line the street.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town, with a crowd pressing close around a decorated palanquin-style float. Under a gold-fringed canopy, several men in priestly dress, one bare-chested with an orange cloth and others in white dhotis, carry or steady the ornate float, which is draped in marigold garlands and red and gold fabric. Red saffron flags with an emblem fly along the buildings, and many onlookers in shirts and kurtas raise phones to photograph. Shopfronts and a large banner of portraits line the street behind them.2016-04-18