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A festive street procession in a crowded Indian town. Central focus is a large ornate palanquin with a white canopy edged in gold fringe, decorated with marigold garlands, brass bells and gold ornaments, carried by men in white dhotis, some bare-chested. Smaller orange and yellow umbrellas and red and orange flags surround it. Dense crowds line the street, many holding up phones to photograph. Police officers in khaki uniforms stand along the route. Banners hang overhead on poles and wires, showing a bearded figure in saffron clothing with a crown-like headdress against a red background. Shops and buildings line the road.

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April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town road lined with shops, signboards and red flags. In the foreground a large ornate palanquin with a gold-fringed white canopy and marigold garlands carries a seated figure in red and gold clothing, while an attendant in a brown garment stands beside it holding a long object. Blue, orange and purple umbrellas are carried above the procession. Uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps line the route, and many devotees in white and orange clothing press forward, some raising hands in greeting. A banner partially reading Dr. Jay Shri... hangs on a building, and an electronics shop sign reads SONY.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.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession in an Indian town crowd. In the left foreground a palanquin-like ratha is decorated with marigold and orange garlands, gold ornaments, and a white canopy with gold fringe, carried by men in white dhotis. Two orange and yellow umbrellas are raised over it. Large crowds of devotees, many in saffron and orange, line the street, raising hands and phones. Uniformed police officers stand near the procession. Red and saffron flags and a red and white banner hang above.2016-04-18A ceremonial procession moves through a crowded street. A shaven-headed priest in a bare-chested orange-and-saffron wrap stands on a decorated ratha/chariot, holding a long staff and gesturing with one hand. Beneath a white canopy edged with gold fringe and marigold garlands, the open vehicle is hung with flower strings and bells. Many red flags and colourful umbrellas in blue, yellow, pink and red surround the chariot. Uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps line the road, and devotees in white dhotis and saffron robes walk alongside. A shop sign reads Shri Mahakal Jyotish Kendra. Several people are visible in the procession and crowd.2016-04-18A crowded street procession in an Indian town, with a decorated silver palanquin or ratha carried through narrow lanes lined with shops and onlookers. A man in a white shirt holds a red and white umbrella over the carriage, and several uniformed police officers walk alongside. Red flags and marigold-garlanded canopies fly above, and a large portrait banner of a bearded man with long hair hangs on a pole at left, its printed caption not fully readable. Many people fill the road and balconies, some in saffron and white attire.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in an Indian city with a decorated ceremonial palanquin under a white and gold canopy with a yellow parasol, marigold and garland drapes, and gold-tipped poles carried by bearers. A saffron-clad sadhu in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks beside it, while a woman in white attire stands near the palanquin. Red flags flank the procession, and a crowd of devotees with raised hands lines the road in colourful saris, salwar kameez and police uniforms. Behind them hang a large banner with a bearded portrait and printed Hindi text and a blue-canopied chariot.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18