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A street procession moves through a busy Indian town past white multi-storey buildings with shop signs including SONY and SAMSUNG. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside devotees, some holding a long rope guiding a decorated float. A large ornate palanquin or ratha with a red and gold canopy, red and yellow umbrellas, and orange and red flags is at the left. Women in colourful saris and salwar kameez line the road at right, watching. A decorated silver-tipped structure with a red cloth draping its base is at the lower left. Banners with portraits hang from buildings above, and a few men in white dhotis and kurtas walk near the float.

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A crowded street procession in a town centre under bright daylight. In the foreground, a decorated palanquin with a gold-fringed canopy and a central seated figure in white is carried by devotees, surrounded by orange, red and blue umbrellas and many red and saffron flags on tall poles. Crowds of men in white kurtas and turbans, women in colourful saris, and uniformed police line the road. Shop fronts, hoardings and a clock tower are visible behind, and motorcycles and onlookers fill the street edges.2016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a narrow Indian town lane lined with shops, signboards and hanging banners. At the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha carries a deity murti under a red and multicoloured canopy, with red flags on poles and a golden ornamented frame. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk and steer beside it, and uniformed police officers in khaki line the route. A large crowd of men and women, some in saris, fills the street and balconies, and a loudspeaker is mounted on a pole overhead.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A crowded street procession in an Indian town, viewed from an elevated position. A red-draped float or palanquin carries a seated figure in white and orange robes under a blue canopy, flanked by red flags on poles. Dense crowds of men in white kurtas, women in saris and shawls, and uniformed police officers line the road. Colourful umbrellas shade the vendors' stalls and a building balcony, with shop signs and hanging banners overhead.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Aerial view of a street procession in a crowded Indian town. A large ornate palanquin with a white and gold canopy and a yellow umbrella is pulled through the street, decorated with orange and red garlands and cloth. Police in khaki uniforms with lathis line the procession, and a red tractor follows the palanquin. Devotees in orange and white clothing walk alongside, and onlookers in saris and kurtas crowd the balconies and shop fronts. Shops display signboards and a hoarding of a smiling man is visible at the left edge.2016-04-18A street procession moves along a busy town road lined with white multi-storey buildings and shopfronts. A decorated ratha or chariot with a golden canopy and orange cloth leads, pulled by a tractor-like vehicle. Women in red and orange saris and garlands walk beneath large green, blue and dark blue parasols. Uniformed police officers in khaki line both sides and walk alongside. Many red and orange pennants wave overhead. A large street banner on the left shows a portrait of a figure with reddish hair and a garland. Behind the procession, a white van and vehicles fill the road.2016-04-18Street procession in a busy Indian city lane lined with shops, signboards and a Sony and Airtel storefront. A decorated tractor-drawn float carries a canopied ornate golden umbrella over a saffron-clad figure seated with red and gold garlands. Crowds of devotees and onlookers, many in white kurtas and some in yellow or red shirts, press around the float. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside. Red and yellow ceremonial flags on tall poles and several colourful umbrellas, including a turquoise and white one, accompany the procession. Several people raise their hands in greeting.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A 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.2016-04-18