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A large outdoor procession on a street lined with parked vehicles, with many devotees in white dhotis and red-bordered white cloths. A richly decorated golden ratha or palanquin, draped in white and orange garlands and fringed with bells, carries a central figure seated under a red canopy. Crowds raise red flags and hold colourful and orange umbrellas, and several devotees wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti. Some people in front lift an ornate palanquin. The scene suggests a festival procession.

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A dense outdoor procession crowded with devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, many carrying red flags on tall poles and holding colourful umbrellas in green, blue, yellow and pink. At the top centre, a decorated palanquin with orange and gold draping and a small deity murti is carried forward. Several people in the foreground wear white and red attire, and a yellow-and-blue patterned umbrella dominates the lower left. Parked white vehicles and market stalls line the street behind the crowd.2016-05-09April 18 20162016-04-18May 21 20162016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09April 18 20162016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22May 09th 20162016-05-09 +1 copiesAerial view of a street procession in an Indian town. A large ornate palanquin or ratha with a white and gold canopy, decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands, carries a deity murti and is pulled forward by a ceremonial cart. Many colourful umbrellas in orange, blue, red and pink are held above the crowd, and red flags are carried along both sides. Police in khaki uniforms walk alongside, and a dense crowd of devotees in saffron, white and bright dresses presses along the road, with many raising hands or phones. Parked white cars and motorbikes line the street, and a tractor with a red body is at the lower right.2016-04-18A street procession moves through a crowded urban road lined with spectators pressing against golden metal barricades. Many umbrellas in orange, red, purple and gold with beaded fringes are carried above white-robed participants, some bare-chested with sacred threads, walking among red and orange flags. A decorated palanquin or float with a framed portrait and garlands is visible in the background. Dozens of onlookers in white shirts, caps and saris film and raise their hands along the barrier, while vehicles and banners line the route.2016-05-09A large outdoor procession crowded with people, mostly men and women in white clothes, moving between striped tents and pink and gold draped canopies. Several saffron-orange flags on tall poles rise above the crowd, and bright multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas with gold fringe shade a central group. Several figures in saffron and orange robes walk under the umbrellas, a few with garlands. Orange and white bunting strings run along the top of the scene, and a banana plant stands at left.2009-01-01A dense outdoor procession crowd moves through a street lined with umbrellas and market stalls. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts, and many hold tall red flags on poles. Several colourful umbrellas in red, green, yellow and blue are raised above the crowd. In the centre, an ornate decorated palanquin or ratha with gold and red fabric and garlands carries a figure in the middle of the procession. A blue and white flag is visible among the red flags. A pale building with a green-trimmed wall stands at the left, under a hazy sky with palm trees.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09