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A dense street procession moves through a crowded Indian town lane lined with multi-storey buildings, balconies with onlookers, and shopfronts. A decorated red-draped float or ratha carries a floral arrangement and a garland-decorated seat, flanked by red flags on poles. Men in white kurtas, women in saris and salwar kameez, and uniformed volunteers in orange safety vests press around the cart. Pink, yellow and red umbrellas shade the procession. A blue tractor with a driver stands at left. A large banner shows a group of men in portrait format. Marigold and floral garlands decorate the vehicles. The ceremonial crowd fills the street.

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April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A crowded street procession in an Indian town, with a large red-draped float carrying a golden-yellow deity murti under a red and gold umbrella. Men in white kurtas, a man in a white dhoti standing on the float, and many onlookers in saris, salwar and caps press along the road. Red and orange flags fly above, and a tall decorative umbrella stands behind. A billboard on the left shows a collage of framed portraits of men. Shops and multistorey buildings line the street.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession winds through a crowded Indian town lane lined with shopfronts, signboards and hanging wires. Several people in white and saffron-trimmed clothing walk at the front, carrying red flags and a long banner showing a portrait of a bearded sadhu-like figure, a Russian flag and a person Samaj banner. Pink, orange and yellow decorative umbrellas are held above a palanquin-style float in the middle distance. Onlookers line both sides of the road, some watching from balconies above, and many photograph the procession with phones.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A 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 20162016-04-18A crowded street procession in an Indian town fills the frame. A decorated float with a red-draped platform and a large deity image on an ornate golden frame moves forward, pulled by a tractor-like vehicle. Many devotees in white clothing walk alongside, carrying bright red flags and colourful umbrellas in red, blue, yellow and green. Some marchers carry a large framed portrait with a red and white banner. Onlookers line the street, and people watch from balconies above shops and buildings. Overhead cables and signboards crowd the scene.2016-04-18