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A large outdoor procession moves down a tree-lined street under strings of multicolored pennant flags. Several ornate, gold-and-canopied palanquins or ratha-style carriages carry decorated deity murti, with a golden figure of a bull or animal mount visible on the left. Red flags on tall poles and umbrellas in yellow, pink and blue fill the scene. A dense crowd of devotees in white kurtas, sarees and caps walks alongside, many holding up phones, while motorcycles are parked at the front edge. A traffic signal stands at left.

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A dense street procession packed with crowds of men and women in shirts, kurtas and saris moving between two ornate palanquin-style ratha carts. Each cart has a golden canopy with a red and gold umbrella top and a deity murti in a glass-fronted shrine with floral garlands in red and white. Red and saffron flags line the scene, with strings of colourful pennants overhead and a row of motorcycles and scooters at the lower edge. A large crowd fills the road under green trees; no individual can be confidently identified as a person, so the figures appear to be devotees and attendants.2016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a city road lined with trees and bunting. A decorated palanquin with a white and gold canopy and garlands is carried forward among many red flags printed with a figure's portrait, and matching umbrellas in yellow, blue, pink, red and green are held overhead. Crowds of men and women in shirts, saris and caps press close, many holding up phones, while motorcycles are parked along the roadside and police officers stand nearby.2016-04-18A dense street procession in an Indian city crowd. Two decorated ratha-style palanquins carry deity murtis under ornate umbrella canopies with red, orange and yellow fabric, garlands and floral decoration. Many devotees and onlookers fill the road, some on motorcycles and scooters. Strings of multicoloured pennant flags stretch overhead among trees, and red flags line the procession route. Shops and billboards stand along the roadside.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession in a busy Indian town, with a large crowd of people in white, orange and saffron clothing moving between rows of red flags and brightly coloured umbrellas in blue, green, yellow, pink and red. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk among the crowd, and a white horse decorated with fabric walks in the procession. A decorated float or palanquin carrying a deity murti with a golden crown rises above the crowd, and a large terracotta kalasha stands on a rooftop. A printed portrait banner hangs from a tree on the left, and strings of pennants stretch across the street overhead.2016-04-18A large outdoor religious procession moves through a tree-lined street under strings of small triangular pennants. Dense crowds of men and women in white kurtas, shirts and saris walk among tall red flags and many colourful umbrellas in red, yellow, blue and pink. On the right, a golden ornate chariot with carved elephant-like figures and a raised golden deity murti stands above marigold garlands draped on a red cloth. Behind it, a figure in white with a red sash rides on the chariot platform. Motorcycles and scooters are parked at the left edge among spectators, some wearing face masks.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18 +1 copiesA street procession moves through a city road under a bright sky, with many red and saffron flags and several orange and yellow parasols held aloft. Saffron-clad sadhus and devotees walk in the middle of the road, some carrying staffs, while a crowd of men in shirts and dhotis and women in colourful saris fills the sidewalk. Uniformed police officers in khaki line the procession and a rope barrier separates the marchers from onlookers. Tall utility poles, leafy trees and a white banner stand along the roadside, and a decorated float or palanquin is visible further back.2016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a tree-lined road under strings of triangular pennants in orange, green, red and purple. Several decorated ratha chariots and palanquins with canopies rise above the crowd, including a gold canopied vehicle with a deity murti on the left. Large crowds of men and women in white kurtas, saffron and red saris and shawls press forward. Red flags flutter over the procession, while colourful umbrellas in pink, red and yellow shade some people. Motorcycles are parked along the roadside and a row of shops with signboards lines the right side.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18