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Aerial view of a long street procession in a town, with a dense crowd of many people filling the road between rows of low buildings. Many participants carry colourful umbrellas in yellow, green, blue and red, and red flags on poles. A decorated float or ratha with a small canopy leads the parade, and a red-and-white vehicle carries banners. Uniformed police walk along the road edge, and women in saffron and bright saris sit on the roadside. A small framed portrait hangs on a wall at right; its subject is not clearly visible. Bunting and flags line the rooftops and street.

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Aerial view of a dense street procession in an Indian town. A large ornate palanquin or ratha with a white canopy sits in the middle, surrounded by many colourful umbrellas in red, yellow, orange, blue and pink carried by people in white clothing. Red and orange flags fly above the crowd. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk along the left edge, and uniformed police stand near the procession. Crowds line the road and balconies, with bunting strung across the street and parked vehicles beside it. No individual can be identified as a person from this view.2016-04-18Aerial view of a large street procession in an Indian town. A richly decorated ratha or palanquin, topped by a white canopy, is pulled through the road, surrounded by dense crowds of devotees in white and orange clothing carrying colourful umbrellas in red, orange, yellow, blue and pink. Red flags flank the procession. Uniformed police officers walk alongside the crowd. A white shikhara-style temple stands on a building at left, with onlookers on its rooftop, and bunting strings hang across the street among trees and parked vehicles. A red bus is visible at right.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Aerial view of a street procession in a dusty Indian town. A large crowd of dozens of people walks along the road, many in white dhotis and kurtas, and others in saffron and orange turbans and orange-trimmed garments. Many carry tall red flags on poles. Colourful parasols in red, orange, yellow and blue are held over the procession, and a decorated palanquin or ratha with a golden canopy rises at the centre. Uniformed police officers line the edges of the road. Shops with tarpaulin awnings, low buildings and trees frame the scene under bright daylight.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Aerial view of a dense street procession moving between whitewashed buildings and a row of trees. Many colourful umbrellas in red, yellow, green, blue and pink are raised above the crowd, with red flags on tall poles and string bunting strung across the street. Men in white dhotis and kurtas and women in bright saris walk along the road, while uniformed police stand along the edge. A decorated float or ratha with a yellow canopy is visible toward the back, along with a large terracotta pot on a platform at the right. The scene is part of a festival-style procession.2016-04-18 +1 copiesApril 18 20162016-04-18May 21 20162016-05-21Overhead view of a street procession seen from a rooftop, with crowds lining the road. Many people in white clothing carry colourful umbrellas in yellow, blue, green, pink and orange, and red flags are held aloft. A white van decorated with signage reading Paramahamsa Nithyanandam rolls through the street. Women in saris and salwars watch from the upper balconies and rooftops, and a white temple structure with spires stands at the top of the frame.2016-04-18A festival procession moves through a crowded street lined with multicoloured bunting strung between buildings. A gilded palanquin-style float with a golden canopy and a decorated chariot-like cart leads the parade, with red flags raised throughout the crowd. Many participants wear white and saffron-orange clothing and carry umbrellas in pink, blue, purple, yellow and orange, some with fringed edges. Drummers and dancers line the procession in the foreground, while a red tractor with a float follows behind. Onlookers stand on the pavement and rooftops, and a white tanker truck and parked vehicles are visible at the right edge. Several men in khaki uniforms stand near the route.2016-04-18Elevated view of a street procession in a busy town. A palanquin-like decorated float carries a figure at the centre, surrounded by a long column of marchers in white dhotis and kurtas, many holding large colourful umbrellas in pink, blue, green, yellow and red. Red flags flutter above the crowd, strings of bunting cross the street, and uniformed police officers line the route. Spectators in saffron, white and bright saris fill the sides. A framed portrait is held up near the left edge.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18