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A crowded street procession in an Indian market town. Red flags flank a decorated golden palanquin with a canopy at the top left, while in the foreground a red-draped float carries three deity murtis garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds and white flowers. Several men in white dhotis and orange-red shawls walk and sit beside the float. Thick crowds line the street, many holding up phones to film; shops with striped awnings and a large red-and-yellow umbrella line the right side. Ratha-style procession with flower-decorated float and kalasha-topped palanquin.

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A street procession in a crowded Indian town. A decorated red and gold ratha-style float carries a deity murti garlanded with orange and white marigold malas and surrounded by flower heaps in purple and red. Men in white dhotis with orange-red angavastras walk beside the float and hold ceremonial umbrellas, including a gold-fringed canopy and a blue umbrella. Red flags wave above the crowd, and onlookers line both sides of the road, many filming with phones. Colourful shop awnings and roadside stalls fill the background under hanging festoons.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A busy street procession in an Indian market town, with a dense crowd of men, women and children lining both sides and filling the road. Several ornate palanquin-style carriages covered by colourful umbrellas and canopies move forward, one with a red canopy, another with a gold and red one, all decorated with flower garlands. Red and orange flags flutter above the carts. In the foreground, a man in white kurta and pants with a white head covering and a saffron-red sash stands on the raised platform of a carriage, one hand extended toward the crowd. Nearby, a man in white with a white cap also stands beside the cart. Shops, signboards and colourful bunting frame the street, and a tall painted banner of a saint in orange robes hangs above the road.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A crowded street procession in an Indian town, with a large golden ratha or palanquin-style float at centre carrying a golden deity murti under a red-and-gold ornate umbrella. Attendants in white clothes stand on the float beside flower garlands of pink and white blooms draped along its red base. Red flags and red-and-pink umbrellas surround the float, and a dense crowd of devotees and onlookers lines the street, many holding up phones to photograph. Market stalls and colourful bunting appear along the roadside, with a tall banner in the background.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a crowded market road lined with stalls and tall signboards. Many white-clad men and women in orange and saffron garments walk in front of a line of ceremonial umbrellas in yellow, red, deep blue and maroon with beaded fringes. Red flags on poles rise above the crowd, and uniformed police officers in khaki stand along the route behind yellow barricades. Spectators press against the barriers, some holding up phones. A tall painted banner of a standing figure hangs above the street. The scene reads as a festival or temple procession on a city road.2016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a crowded Indian town, with many people in the road and along the pavements. In the foreground, a large golden palanquin topped with a deity murti decorated with a yellow garland is carried by bare-chested men in white dhotis. Red flags and multicoloured umbrellas in blue, orange, pink and red shade the procession. Saffron and white clad marchers, some in white turbans, walk beside the carriage. A tall vertical banner shows a standing robed figure in orange against a rainbow background. Strings of bunting cross above the street, and shopfronts line the route.2016-04-18A dense street procession crowds a narrow city road lined with shops, stalls and striped umbrellas. At the centre, a gilded ornate palanquin with a blue canopy is carried forward, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti stands near a decorated deity murti. Men and women in white and red clothes walk beside it. Saffron and red flags rise above the crowd, and a yellow parasol is held over a woman in a red shawl at the right. Many people lean out to photograph and wave, and a flower-decorated vehicle and garlands are visible. Hindi and Devanagari signage hangs on shop fronts.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18