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A crowded narrow street procession in an Indian town. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in white dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl stands with his back to the camera, while a woman in white sari with a flower-decked hair holds a camera. On the right, men in white dhotis with gold borders and red sashes stand on a decorated golden palanquin or ratha, one wearing garlands. A red flag flies overhead. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk among onlookers, many of whom raise hands and cheer. Pink, yellow and blue buildings line the street, with a blue-and-white signboard reading Pushpadanteshwar Mahadev.

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A street procession in a narrow old town lane with crowds pressing close. On the right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth stands on a gilded palanquin-like platform, and a shaved-headed priest in orange-red cloth wearing a rudraksha-style gold necklace of beads raises flowers. Devotees below, some in orange and white, reach upward and one man in a blue checked shirt raises his hands. A man on the left raises a mobile phone toward the palanquin. A printed banner on the wall shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" with Devanagari text. Marigold garlands and petals appear among the crowd. The appearance of the orange-clad figure is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so he is described only by role.2016-04-18A crowded street procession in an Indian town, with a red and orange flag raised at left and vendors' textiles hanging in shop fronts behind. On a decorated palanquin at left, a young man in white dhoti with gold trim and bare chest, wearing gold-trimmed bands and a garland, holds a ceremonial staff; beside him an older man in white robes and a rudraksha-style necklace raises a hand. Below, a shaved-headed man in white and a bare-chested man with bead necklaces stand near a uniformed policeman in khaki. Several saffron-clad devotees and a man in an orange shawl hold a framed portrait, and a crowd of onlookers, many women in colourful saris, watches and photographs from the roadside.2016-04-18A street procession in a narrow Indian town lane lined with pink and cream buildings. On the right, a man with a shaved head and bare upper body wears layered beaded necklaces and gold-trimmed white cloth, standing on a decorated float with red flags and marigold garlands. Nearby, a woman in a floral kurta and white shawl stands with hands folded, and a woman in a yellow-orange sari raises her arms in devotion. A man in a white shirt holds up his hands toward the float, and a uniformed police officer in a dark cap stands in the foreground. A red flag and a printed poster are visible among the crowd.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in a crowded Indian town. In the centre, a decorated palanquin under a large orange-gold canopy hung with bells is carried by white-robed attendants; a seated figure in red and gold is garlanded with flower strings. Uniformed police in khaki and dark caps walk in front, and devotees line the street with raised hands. Red flags bear a printed portrait of a woman with flowers. Saffron-robed sadhus with rudraksha malas walk along the right, and a bald man in orange garments and garlands stands at the lower right. Buildings with shopfronts and overhead wires line the road.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A 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 20162016-04-18A street procession in a crowded Indian town. A decorated palanquin-style ratha draped with orange and marigold garlands and pink flowers is carried forward. A young man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-trimmed edges and a beaded necklace holds the orange pole of the ratha. Beside him a bare-chested man with a long hair and gold necklace, wearing a white dhoti, carries a fan and walks with the procession. Uniformed police officers in khaki line the route. A large red flag with a saffron-robed portrait flies above, and an orange umbrella is held overhead. Crowds of people with raised hands fill the street, and onlookers watch from balconies draped with garlands and banners.2016-04-18A dense crowd fills a narrow street lined with shops, hanging wires and banners during a procession. In the foreground a man in an orange shirt with a garland and a red sash stands beside a decorated red-and-white float hung with flowers, while uniformed police officers in khaki manage the crowd. Large red banners and hoardings on the buildings show portraits of a saffron-robed figure and text in Hindi and English, and many people in white, orange, yellow and pink clothes line the street and watch from balconies.2016-04-18