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A dense street procession in an Indian town crowd fills a busy road lined with shops and billboards. Many red flags rise above the crowd, and several large umbrellas are carried, one bright blue with a beaded fringe and another with a floral-painted border. Men in white dhotis and orange-red shawls walk near the procession, and uniformed police officers in khaki and tan stand along the route holding staves. Crowd members, including women in saris and headscarves, film the event with phones. The scene appears to be a ceremonial procession with a palanquin or ratha-style float area visible among the umbrellas.

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April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession filled with a large crowd of devotees and uniformed police officers. At center, a decorated palanquin with a gold canopy and red flags moves through the street, accompanied by men in white dhotis and saffron garments, some with garlands and ornamented shawls. Many colourful umbrellas in blue, orange, red and yellow are held overhead, and strings of multicoloured pennants stretch across the street above the crowd. Spectators line the barricades on both sides, many holding mobile phones, and a white colonnaded building with red pillars stands at left.2016-04-18A street procession moves through a crowded city road lined with shops and signboards. At the centre, a decorated float with a yellow-and-white canopy carries a figure in orange and red clothing, with garlanded deity murti and ornate gold-trimmed decorations beside it. Uniformed police officers in khaki surround the float, and many people in white, red and pink clothing raise their hands and phones. Red, yellow and green flags and umbrellas in pink, blue and orange fill the street. A red tractor and an orange-wheeled vehicle appear among the crowd. Above, the photo shows a procession with ratha-style float and devotees.2016-04-18Dense street procession with a decorated palanquin-style float at centre, carried on a green-and-red canopy structure. A figure in orange and gold sits within the float under a large ornate umbrella, while attendants in white stand around it. Many red, yellow and blue ceremonial umbrellas and red flags fill the frame above a large crowd of devotees and onlookers, many holding phones and raising hands. Motorcycles and a loudspeaker stand are visible along the road, with a tree-lined background and a painted deity figure on a float at the left edge.2016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a narrow Indian town lined with shops, signboards and hanging orange and red flags. A decorated palanquin with a marigold-garlanded canopy is carried forward, with an ornate red-and-gold ceremonial umbrella and white-plumed horses or ceremonial decorations at the front. Several figures in orange and saffron garments walk alongside. Large crowds of onlookers, many women in saris and men in shirts, fill the sidewalks and balconies, with police in khaki uniforms keeping the route clear. Multiple printed portraits of saints hang on the buildings and banners. a person is not clearly visible among the figures in the procession.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A large street procession moves down a busy city road under a bright sky. At the left, a richly decorated ratha with a cream and gold canopy and gold-trimmed poles carries figures in orange and white, with garlands and ornaments visible. Many devotees and onlookers in orange, white, and colourful saris line the road, and uniformed police officers stand among them. Red and saffron flags on tall poles, plus blue, orange, and yellow umbrellas, fill the street. Shops, signboards, and parked motorcycles line the roadside, with a white tower in the distance.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a busy Indian town, with a large crowd of men and women pressing forward in front of a decorated ratha. Red flags on tall poles line the street, and marigold garlands hang across an ornate canopy over the vehicle. A saffron-robed sadhu sits in an open auto-rickshaw on the left, holding his hands together, and yellow-vested marshals guide the crowd. Shops, hoardings and a red signboard line the road behind the procession.2016-04-18