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Elevated 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.

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April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 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.2016-04-18A 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.2016-04-18A crowded narrow city street seen from an upper floor, lined with shops, signboards and hanging wires. At the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha with a yellow canopy is carried forward through the procession. Uniformed police and men in orange and yellow shirts walk ahead and around it, with saffron-robed sadhus and white-clad devotees among the crowd. Women in colourful saris line the shop fronts. Red and orange flags and banners hang above the street. Many people are visible, including those in the foreground and along both sides.2016-04-18A densely crowded narrow street procession in an Indian town. At the centre, a palanquin or decorated float under a large white and gold canopy is carried by men in white dhotis and kurtas, with a golden-trimmed structure and draped fabric. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside and ahead of it, and many devotees fill the street. Overhead, red flags and red, orange, blue and yellow umbrellas hang across the lane, and banners and framed portraits line the shopfronts. Crowds watch from balconies and doorways.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18