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Aerial view of a dense street procession in an Indian town, with many people walking between rows of colourful bunting strung across the road. Numerous ceremonial umbrellas in yellow, green, blue, pink and red are carried above the crowd, and tall red flags wave among them. Men in white dhotis and orange or saffron robes walk near the front, and uniformed police line the roadside. Shops, parked vehicles and a decorated float with people standing on it appear along the street.

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Street procession in an Indian town, with a decorated palanquin or ratha carried through a dense crowd under a row of colourful multicoloured umbrellas in red, yellow, green, blue and pink. Red and orange flags fly above the crowd, and strings of triangular bunting in purple, green and yellow cross the street. Many people in orange, saffron and white clothing walk alongside; some stand on a raised wooden platform at right. Cars and a van line the road behind. A central figure in white sits on the palanquin area, though no identity can be confirmed from appearance. Dense crowd of many people, with more visible further back.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A large street procession winds through a crowded Indian town under strings of pink, green, yellow and blue pennants. At the centre, several men in white dhotis and shawls carry a decorated palanquin or ratha topped by a white canopy and gold ornaments, flanked by drummers in saffron turbans and orange tunics beating drums. Many umbrellas in red, pink, yellow and blue are held over the procession. Red flags flutter, police in khaki uniforms walk along the edge, and dense crowds of devotees and onlookers fill the street. Shopfronts with banners line the road.2016-04-18A dense outdoor procession seen from above on a city street. Many colourful umbrellas (chhatris) in red, blue, green, orange, yellow, pink and purple are carried over a crowd of people in saffron, orange and red clothing. Red and yellow flags on poles rise above the umbrellas. A decorated vehicle with a painted front stands at the top of the street, and a few uniformed police officers line the edges. A large portrait banner is visible on the left. Some devotees wear white and orange garments. The overhead view shows a crowded festival or yatra march.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 large street procession moves through a crowded city road under bright daylight. Many saffron-clad sadhus in orange robes walk alongside red flags on tall poles and a decorated palanquin topped with a white canopy and gold-and-yellow garlanded ornaments. Numerous colourful umbrellas in blue, yellow, orange and red are raised above the marchers. Uniformed police officers in khaki line the route, while spectators watch from the roadside and from parked vehicles and motorcycles. Many devotees, some in white dhotis, fill the street.2016-04-18Aerial 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 20162016-04-18Aerial view of a dense street procession in Ujjain with many colourful umbrellas (yellow, green, blue, pink, red and orange) carried above marchers in white clothing. Red flags and bunting line the road, and a crowd of onlookers fills the street and balconies. Uniformed police officers walk along the procession edge, and a row of loudspeaker horns stands at left beside a parked blue jeep. A large decorated palanquin or ratha with red and pink drapery is visible within the procession.2016-04-18