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A street procession in an Indian town moves past multi-storey buildings. At the centre, a decorated ratha-style float with a golden canopy and marigold garlands is carried forward, with an attendant in white and a figure in orange near it. Red flags flank the float and many coloured umbrellas, blue, orange and pink, shade the procession. Uniformed police in khaki and dark caps line the route, and a large crowd of onlookers, many photographing, presses along the street. Shop signs and a hanging banner with printed faces are visible above.

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April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town passes between white multi-storey buildings. At the centre, a decorated ratha or palanquin draped in marigold garlands and topped by a gold-fringed canopy is carried forward. Red flags with a printed portrait of a man with long hair and an orange turban fly on poles beside it. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk around the cart, and police in khaki uniforms guide the crowd. Umbrellas in yellow, red and blue shade the procession. A large crowd of men and women, some in saris and salwar kameez, watches from the roadside. A printed banner hangs on a building to the right.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town lane. A decorated palanquin with a gold-fringed canopy and garlands leads the way, carried by men in white dhotis. Many red flags printed with a smiling portrait face are raised, and orange, blue and maroon umbrellas shade the crowd. Uniformed police in khaki and dark caps line the route. Shopfronts, a banner with multiple portraits and onlookers on balconies line the street, and dense crowds of devotees and spectators press along the road.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.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town moves past white multi-storey buildings and shopfronts. At the centre, a decorated ratha-style float with a golden canopy and red flags is pulled by a red tractor, with a white-uniformed attendant near it. Around it, women in saffron and orange sarees and white garments carry colourful umbrellas in blue, yellow, green and pink, while others hold red flags. Uniformed police officers line the street, and crowds of onlookers watch from the roadside. A signboard reads Shri Ram Traders, and a shopfront nearby carries another sign.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.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18