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A street procession moves through a busy Indian town lined with shops and buildings. Several young attendants in white dhotis and kurtas carry tall umbrellas with red, blue, green and orange canopies edged in sequins and fringe. A woman in an orange sari with a beaded necklace walks in the centre beside a woman in white, and a red sash is worn across the chest by several participants. Onlookers stand along the roadside, and a parked red scooter is visible at left.

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April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession moves along a busy Indian town road lined with multistoried buildings and shopfronts. Several women in white saris with gold borders and orange-red shawls walk in front, some carrying red flags on poles. Behind them, a row of colourful parasols in blue, red, green and orange is held aloft by devotees. A woman in the centre wears a red garland and red-stained attire. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls walk among the group. Onlookers in saris and everyday clothes line the roadside. A shopfront sign reads Shri Bajrang Sewa, and a sign in the upper left reads Shri Bajrang Sewa Evam Mishan Bhandar.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession moves along a dirt road lined with small shops and onlookers. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes walks with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing an orange head wrap and an orange-and-gold beaded mala. Ahead and around them, followers in white clothes carry tall poles topped with large lavender umbrellas edged in red fringe and painted with gold and red motifs. Others hold round red shields with white dove emblems and gold fringe. Colourful banners and flags are visible in the background, and a woman in a white sari with a beaded necklace stands at the right edge, holding a rope.2005-12-31April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in daylight with a paved road and a low building behind. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange robe with a long beaded mala around his neck walks beside a white-clad young woman carrying a gold-tipped trident-staff. Other people in white kurtas, white sarees and white dhotis carry a red and orange ceremonial banner with a blue lotus and a white bird emblem, and a purple fringed canopy with red edging rises behind them. A man in white with a shawl appears on the right edge, and a few onlookers stand in the background.2005-12-31September 15 20152015-09-15A street procession moves along a dusty road lined with multi-storey pale buildings and shopfronts. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl and a rudraksha mala, walks at the front; a man beside him wears a white kurta. Behind them, devotees in orange robes carry ornate ceremonial staffs and a red, blue and gold canopy, with an orange umbrella at right. A man in a red shirt with a camera walks at left, and a photographer with a camera stands among the group. a person: the central figure with long hair, orange robes and rudraksha mala fits the depicted presentation, but the appearance is not certain enough to confirm identity. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2006-06-04A photograph of a street procession on a dirt road at Kumbhamela in South India, with a large shade tree and utility poles behind it. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas carry ornate multicoloured umbrellas on long poles, and one man in white holds a silver trident aloft. Orange-robed sadhus walk among them, one wearing an orange turban. Bystanders in white shirts, a woman in a red sari and a small boy watch from the roadside, and yellow bunting is strung across the sky. Several people are visible.2007-02-02A street procession in a village lane with dusty ground and palm trees. Two large lavender umbrellas with red fringe and red-and-gold trim are held aloft on long poles by men and women in white. At centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe, with an orange head wrap, a long gold-beaded necklace and long swept-back hair, walks barefoot while holding a green fringed cushion or tray. Women in white salwar kameez walk around him, one carrying a green fringed item. Shops and a green building line the street behind a crowd of devotees, with festival bunting strung overhead.2005-12-31A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town lined with shops and multi-storey buildings. Several devotees in white dhotis and orange or red shawls march along, many with orange or yellow sacred markings on their foreheads. Several large ceremonial umbrellas in red, blue, orange and yellow, edged with mirror embellishments, are carried above the marchers. A man in front of the group raises his palms in blessing, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant. Onlookers in casual clothes line the roadside and watch from the right side of the frame.2016-04-18