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Aerial view of a street procession in an Indian town. A large crowd of people walks along the road beneath a dense canopy of colourful umbrellas in blue, yellow, green, pink and red. Many red and orange flags flutter above the crowd. A white stone shrine with a curved shikhara spire stands at left beside a multi-storey building, and a truck with a painted image of a turbaned figure is parked at left. Police officers in khaki uniforms line the route at right. Trees and streetlights frame the scene.

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April 18 20162016-04-18Aerial view of a colourful festival procession moving down a dusty street lined with buildings. Dozens of people in white and red clothing walk beneath many multicoloured umbrellas in yellow, blue, pink, green and red. Red flags flutter above the crowd, and a decorated vehicle or float is visible in the middle of the procession. A white temple shrine with a curved spire stands at the left beside a pink multi-storey building, and strings of bunting cross the street. A bus and a parked van are visible at left, and police officers in khaki uniforms stand along the roadside.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Aerial view of a large street procession in an Indian town. A crowd fills the road, with many people in white and orange clothing, some carrying red and orange flags. Several colourful umbrellas in red, green, blue and yellow shade the procession. A decorated ratha or palanquin with a peaked canopy moves through the centre, and large brass horns are mounted on a vehicle at the left. Spectators line the sides beside white temple-style buildings, trees and strung bunting. Police officers in khaki stand along the route.2016-04-18Aerial view of a street procession in a town, with a large decorated palanquin or ratha in the centre carrying a white and gold canopy and a dense crowd of devotees in white and saffron clothing. Many coloured umbrellas in yellow, red, blue and pink surround the palanquin, and red flags fly along the route. Police officers in khaki uniforms line the road. Onlookers crowd the balconies and rooftops of nearby buildings, and a white temple shrine with a tall spire stands on the left beside a multi-storey building. Festival bunting and marquees decorate the roadside, and a bright orange vehicle passes at the right.2016-04-18Aerial view of a dense street procession in an Indian town. Many people in white and saffron or orange clothing fill the road, some carrying red flags and poles. Multicoloured umbrellas in pink, green, yellow, blue and red are held overhead. A decorated orange-and-red canopied float with floral garlands sits on the left, and a white van with a banner is parked in the middle. Rooftops with white shrine structures and a pink building line the street, with crowds watching from balconies.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Aerial view of a street procession in a North Indian town, with a crowd of many people lining and filling the road. Many figures in saffron and orange clothing, some carrying large colourful umbrellas in red, yellow, blue and green, walk beside decorated chariots and a white vehicle. Police in khaki uniforms guide the procession. On the left, a white temple shrine stands beside a multi-storey building with onlookers on rooftops, and a white van displays a banner reading Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Trees and flags fill the background.2016-04-18Aerial view of a dense street procession through a town, with a large crowd filling the road between rows of buildings and trees. Many people in white and orange clothing walk alongside a decorated procession, many carrying colourful umbrellas in red, orange, green, yellow and blue. Red flags fly on poles at the left, and a rooftop viewpoint on the left shows onlookers. Police officers in khaki uniforms line the road, and a decorated ratha/chariot with a golden canopy and a kalasha-topped structure is visible in the distance. Overhead wires and loudspeaker horns are mounted on a pole at the left.2016-04-18A 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.2016-04-18