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A street procession in an Indian city moves past shops and a crowd of onlookers. A large ornate golden canopy umbrella and a decorated palanquin-style float carry a seated figure wrapped in orange and white cloth, surrounded by garlanded attendants and red processional flags. Uniformed police in khaki and dark caps line the road beside the float, and a red and a blue canopy umbrella shade the scene. A red tractor pulls a decorated cart, with a man in a checked shirt seated on it. A foreigner in orange clothing raises a camera on the left. Shop signs including Sony and a Hindi-language sign are visible. Identity of the seated figure is not established from appearance.

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A street procession in a busy Indian town, seen from an elevated angle. A decorated palanquin-style float with a gold canopy and a blue fringed umbrella is pulled by a white tractor, while a red tractor follows on the right. Robed priests in white dhotis stand on the float, and a figure in saffron/orange cloth walks near the front. Uniformed police in khaki and dark caps line the road, and crowds of devotees fill the street, some holding red flags and umbrellas in red, green and yellow. Shop signs including SONY and a Airtel 3G sign appear along the roadside.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 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town, viewed from an elevated position. A decorated float with a large white-and-gold canopy and a gilded platform carries figures in white and saffron ritual dress, with a tractor pulling it. Dense crowds line both sides of the road, many raising hands or cameras, while police in khaki uniforms walk beside the float. Numerous red, yellow and pink flags and umbrellas, including a pink fringed parasol at right, fill the street. Shopfronts, signboards and a white arched gateway frame the scene.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A 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.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in an Indian city. A richly decorated palanquin with a gold canopy, bells and garlands of marigolds and white flowers is carried through a crowd. A bald priest in saffron-orange robes stands at the front of the palanquin holding a long staff, and a man in a white dhoti and shawl stands beside him. Red and saffron flags wave above the crowd, and a uniformed police officer walks near the palanquin. Many spectators in colourful clothing reach out with their hands, and a blue canopy covers a stall at right. Shop signs for Airtel and Sony are visible in the background.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in an Indian city moves past shops and crowds. A decorated palanquin topped with a golden canopy is carried at upper left, with a deity murti visible on it. Many red flags with yellow emblems are held aloft by people in white and saffron clothing. Numerous umbrellas in blue, green, yellow, pink and red shade the marchers, and women in orange and red saris wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Uniformed police officers line the route, and a crowd of onlookers fills the background. Signboards and shop fronts are visible above.2016-04-18A dense street procession in an Indian town, with a crowd of many dozens of people lining and filling the road. Ornate open palanquins and a richly decorated golden-canopied chariot are carried through the crowd, covered in marigold and white flower garlands and draped with red and orange fabrics. Several robed figures in saffron and orange sit on the palanquins, while uniformed police officers walk alongside. Large umbrellas in red, pink, yellow, orange, blue and green are held over the procession, and red flags are carried throughout. Shopfronts, balconies and a large hoarding line the street.2016-04-18