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A dense street procession in an Indian town, viewed from above. Many saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis walk in a long column wearing orange and yellow marigold garlands, some bare-chested and carrying staffs. Red flags and strings of multicoloured triangular bunting span the street, and a decorated white palanquin with red canopy and a red-and-gold float cart lead the line. Crowds of onlookers line the road under colourful umbrellas in pink, green, blue and yellow, and a white truck carries speakers. Visible text includes 'a person' and '' on the umbrellas and a truck labelled 'PABBLA'. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance; the figures are procession participants

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April 18 20162016-04-18A large street procession in Ujjain winds between tree-lined buildings under strings of small bunting flags. Foreground: a white decorated palanquin with gold trim and a red-and-gold canopy at left, carried past uniformed police officers. Many participants wear saffron and orange robes and turbans; some carry long red and orange flags and umbrellas in blue, yellow, green and red. Framed portraits of a long-haired bearded figure with flowing hair are held aloft by marchers near the centre. A white truck with a raised stage and a decorated float with a gold-topped structure sit in the crowd. The procession is watched by onlookers on the street and balconies.2016-04-18A large outdoor procession moves down a crowded street in Ujjain. Many nude or lightly clothed sadhus with grey-ash bodies and long matted hair walk in rows, many wearing garlands of yellow and orange marigolds. Behind them, a white ornate horse-drawn carriage with a decorated canopy, a white truck labelled Pabhv(?) and a loudspeaker rig are visible. Colourful umbrellas in red, green, blue, pink and yellow are held over the marchers, and red and orange flags wave. Police officers in khaki uniforms line the route, and onlookers in saffron, white and everyday dress crowd the sides. A large banner with red and white Devanagari lettering hangs above the street.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18 +1 copiesApril 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A crowded street procession in a town with a Hindu festival atmosphere. Strings of multicolored triangular bunting in green, orange, purple and yellow stretch across the road. Saffron-robed participants fill the street, and red flags flutter from poles. A white truck with a blue 'PALLAV' sign carries large speakers and drums, and a decorated ratha-style float with a deity murti under a canopy is pulled through the crowd. Uniformed police line one side, and a man in a white seat rides a decorated cart at left. Shops and parked cars line the road, and a blue-and-yellow umbrella canopy stands on the right.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense outdoor street procession in an Indian town. Many umbrellas in red, yellow, blue, pink and orange are held aloft above the crowd, with red flags carried among them. In the centre, a decorated palanquin or float with gold and orange ornamentation moves along the road. Uniformed police officers line the street, and many devotees in saffron, white and bright saris walk in the crowd. Strings of colourful bunting cross overhead, and a red bus and parked vehicles sit along the roadside. A framed portrait printed on paper is pinned to a tree on the left, showing a bald man in a dark outfit, though this is a printed picture rather than a person present. A red-and-orange kalasha-like finial tops a small structure on the right.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian city moves past a crowd of onlookers, with uniformed police in khaki caps lining the road. Bunting in purple, orange, green and yellow is strung overhead. A sadhu in saffron robes, with a long grey beard and an orange-and-pink flower garland, walks at the centre beneath a red-and-gold ornate parasol carried by a man in white. Two men in saffron walk alongside him, one in yellow robes. Men in orange turbans and white kurtas follow. Two large framed portraits on poles show a bearded man with long hair in a saffron garment, held aloft by men in white. A white truck labelled Pallava stands at the right edge.2016-04-18