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A street procession moves through a crowded city lane lined with white multi-storey buildings and shopfronts. At the centre, a decorated ratha or palanquin with a golden canopy is carried forward, with devotees in white and orange clothing walking beside it. Many red flags printed with a bearded figure in an orange turban are raised, along with yellow, blue and green umbrellas. Uniformed police officers line the procession, and spectators watch from balconies and the roadside. A loudspeaker megaphone is visible in the foreground.

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April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a narrow town lane lined with white multi-storey buildings. At the centre, a golden-canopied palanquin carrying a deity murti is decorated with marigold garlands. Men in white dhotis and orange-saffron shawls walk around it, many carrying large red flags bearing an orange emblem, alongside colourful umbrellas in blue, yellow, green and orange. Uniformed police officers line the route. Crowds fill the street and balconies, with shop signs and bunting overhead.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town fills a narrow road lined with white multi-storey buildings and shopfronts. Many robed participants in saffron and orange garments walk beneath colourful parasols in pink, red, blue, yellow and green, while red flags on tall poles rise through the crowd. Uniformed police officers line the route and bystanders watch from balconies and the roadside. Further ahead an ornate golden palanquin or ratha carries a decorated figure under a gilded canopy. A hanging banner on the left shows a painted figure in red. Vehicles and onlookers fill the background, and the scene reads as a religious procession.2016-04-18A street procession in a crowded Indian town fills a narrow lane lined with shops, signboards and hanging orange and red flags. At the centre, a decorated ratha or palanquin with a silver-trimmed base, red canopy and a white-fringed umbrella is carried forward, with a figure in white and orange seated on its raised platform and attendants in white garments around it. Many devotees in saffron, white and bright clothing press along both sides, while uniformed police officers in khaki walk through the crowd. Red and white banners and a portrait billboard reading Paramahamsa Nithyananda are visible on the right. Crowd count is large, roughly 100+ people visible.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession moves down a narrow town road lined with white multi-storey buildings and shopfronts, with a loudspeaker horn in the foreground. A golden ratha or palanquin carrying a deity murti under a yellow canopy is carried forward, surrounded by red flags with a central emblem. Many devotees in white and light clothing, some in orange and saffron, walk alongside uniformed police officers, and colourful umbrellas in yellow, blue, green and red shade the crowd. Spectators watch from balconies and the roadside.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A large street procession winds through a crowded town lane lined with white multi-storey buildings and shopfronts, including a signboard reading Fida Alihia Jabdul Kadir Universal Store. Dense crowds of devotees and onlookers fill the road, many in white and saffron. Red flags with a yellow emblem rise above the crowd, and yellow, blue, green and red umbrellas shade the marchers. Uniformed police officers walk alongside. Near the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha carries a gilded canopy and deity murti under a yellow umbrella. Devotees on balconies watch from above, and posters line the right side of the street.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town lane lined with white multi-storey buildings and shopfronts. Many colourful umbrellas in pink, red, yellow, green and blue are carried above marchers. Red and orange flags wave among them. Men in white kurtas and saffron or orange sashes and turbans walk near a palanquin-style canopy, and uniformed police officers line the route. Onlookers fill balconies and the roadside. A drum is visible in the foreground. Large banner text is visible on the left and right edges.2016-04-18A 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.2016-04-18