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A crowded city street in India during a procession, with saffron and orange triangular flags strung across the road between buildings. In the distance a decorated palanquin or ratha carries a golden canopy, followed by a figure in white dress and a line of uniformed police officers in khaki keeping the route clear. Spectators line both sides behind rope barriers, with many men and women in everyday clothes watching from the pavements and shopfronts. Hanging signs include a red banner reading Lakshmi Jewels and a poster with a portrait and a figure labelled Environment Baba.

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A street procession moves down a crowded Indian town road lined with shops, orange and red triangular flags strung overhead, and a distant ornate palanquin or ratha carried in the centre. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand along a rope barrier while onlookers line both sides of the road, many in white shirts and light clothing. Multiple banners and signboards hang from shop fronts, including a portrait banner reading Environment Baba and a red signboard reading Lakshmi Jewellers. In the middle distance, a few figures in white dhotis walk ahead of the palanquin.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a narrow Indian town lane lined with shops, signboards and hanging banners. At the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha carries a deity murti under a red and multicoloured canopy, with red flags on poles and a golden ornamented frame. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk and steer beside it, and uniformed police officers in khaki line the route. A large crowd of men and women, some in saris, fills the street and balconies, and a loudspeaker is mounted on a pole overhead.2016-04-18A street procession in a crowded Indian town fills a narrow lane lined with shops, signboards and hanging orange and red flags. At the centre, a decorated ratha or palanquin with a silver-trimmed base, red canopy and a white-fringed umbrella is carried forward, with a figure in white and orange seated on its raised platform and attendants in white garments around it. Many devotees in saffron, white and bright clothing press along both sides, while uniformed police officers in khaki walk through the crowd. Red and white banners and a portrait billboard reading Paramahamsa Nithyananda are visible on the right. Crowd count is large, roughly 100+ people visible.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense crowd fills a narrow street lined with shops, hanging wires and banners during a procession. In the foreground a man in an orange shirt with a garland and a red sash stands beside a decorated red-and-white float hung with flowers, while uniformed police officers in khaki manage the crowd. Large red banners and hoardings on the buildings show portraits of a saffron-robed figure and text in Hindi and English, and many people in white, orange, yellow and pink clothes line the street and watch from balconies.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18