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A crowded street scene in an Indian town, with many people packed along the raised edges of a narrow lane to watch a procession. Dozens of spectators sit and stand on low walls and steps, including men in shirts and trousers, boys, and women in colourful saris and salwar kameez, many raising mobile phones to film. A few men in white caps and a man in a blue striped shirt stand at the left. Below, a dense crowd fills the road, with some men in white kurtas and orange-saffron turbans. Shopfronts line the street, with rows of flower-petal-strewn stalls and a red hoarding. The scene suggests a festival procession with onlookers, though the event itself is not clearly shown.

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A crowded street scene in an Indian town, with a dense line of spectators packed along a raised stone ledge and balcony rail beside a cream-coloured building with red-trimmed roofs. Many people lean forward to watch something out of frame, some holding mobile phones and cameras, and several men in white and red shirts stand prominently in the foreground. Red and white Hindi signboards advertise mehndi and other shops on the right, and the ground below is strewn with flower petals and marigold debris. Photographers in red shirts with cameras are visible at the right edge, and a few orange-clad figures and turbans appear among the crowd.2016-04-18A photograph of a crowded street lined with many spectators seated and standing along a roadside, many wearing colourful clothing including red, pink, blue and orange. A young boy in a red and black checked shirt sits in the foreground, with a girl in a pink top beside him. Along the left edge a saffron-orange flag is visible. Behind the crowd, red and white signboards in Hindi hang over shop fronts, and a large white tent-like structure stands in the background. Other people are visible on the right side of the street, some with mobile phones raised.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a crowded market lane lined with shops and hanging signs. Red flags on tall poles rise above a sea of colourful umbrellas in orange, yellow, blue, red and green, with tasselled edges. Uniformed police officers walk along the procession route, and a large crowd of spectators, many in traditional dress, presses against the buildings on both sides. A shop sign reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda, and nearby signs advertise mehendi and havan services.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense, crowded street scene viewed from above, filled with many people pressing together between shop fronts. Men wear white and pastel shirts, women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, teal, yellow and red, and several people have orange or yellow markings on their foreheads. Some hold up mobile phones. Signboards and colourful cloth hang from shop fronts above the crowd.2016-04-18Elevated view looking down a narrow, crowded city street lined with multi-storey buildings, balconies and shopfronts under a pale blue sky. Many people in white, orange and saffron clothing fill the road and pavements, with uniformed police officers in khaki moving among them. Orange and red flags and streamers hang from poles and rooftops. A white building with a railing occupies the left edge, where a hand grips the railing. Shop signs and a hoarding are visible at street level, and overhead power lines cross the scene.2016-04-18A crowded street procession in an Indian town, viewed from a balcony above. A richly decorated red-draped ratha or palanquin, topped with a multicoloured umbrella and surrounded by saffron flags, is carried through the lane. A figure in white stands on the platform, arms raised. Uniformed police in khaki and officers in yellow safety vests line the route. Spectators crowd the shopfronts and rooftop balconies on both sides, and signboards and banners hang above the street.2016-04-18A crowded street procession in an Indian town. Dense crowds fill the road and balconies, with many people holding bright blue, orange and red canopy umbrellas that shade a procession moving through the lanes. Red flags flutter above the crowd. Shopfronts line both sides, with a large banner of welcome and felicitation portraits hung above, and a sign reading Annapurna Bhakti Bhandar. The scene is a city procession of devotees and onlookers; no individual figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-04-18