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A dense street procession with many colourful umbrellas (chhatris) in red, yellow, green, blue, magenta and maroon, each trimmed with gold fringe and topped with finials, held above a crowd. Long red flags on poles rise among them. Behind the umbrellas a decorated vehicle bears a painted sign reading PALAK, and a man in an orange robe stands in the crowd. Uniformed police officers line the left edge, and devotees in white and mixed clothes fill the street.

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A dense outdoor procession seen from above, with many colourful umbrellas in red, yellow, green, blue and orange, each with fringed edges and metal finials, held over the crowd. Tall red flags rise among them. Behind them a white truck or float carries a metal railing and a white banner with blue lettering, partly reading PAPA. Strings of small triangular pennants in purple, pink, green and blue cross the top of the frame. On the right, a richly decorated deity murti or palanquin in gold and yellow stands beside garlands of white flowers. Many people in white and saffron clothing are visible in the crowd, though only partial figures show, and the scene is bright with sunlight.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.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense crowd fills a street during a festival procession, with many people surrounded by red and orange flags on poles and a large number of colourful umbrellas in green, blue, yellow, red, pink and multicolour patterns with fringed edges. Some people in the background wear orange or saffron clothing. Behind the crowd, white-draped float structures decorated with green garlands and orange flags are visible. Several sadhus or devotees in saffron robes are seen among the throng, and a few people on the left wear white. Numerous people fill the scene; the crowd is too dense to count precisely.2016-04-22A large street procession in a crowded Indian city, viewed from above. At the centre, a decorated ratha or palanquin with a white canopy edged in gold fringe carries an image of a deity and is draped with long orange-and-white garlands. Around it, many colourful umbrellas in pink, blue, yellow, green and orange are held up, and red flags fly above. Uniformed police officers in khaki line the road, while dense crowds of people in street clothes fill the scene. Some priests in white and saffron stand near the cart, and strings of bunting hang across the street. A white tanker truck and parked vehicles are visible on the right.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A large street procession seen from above during a daytime festival. At the centre, a white and gold canopy shades a palanquin-like float decorated with garlands of orange and white flowers, carried by men in white dhotis. Many colourful umbrellas in pink, blue, yellow, orange and purple are held aloft over the crowd, and tall red flags wave along the route. Uniformed police officers line the street, and a crowd of devotees fills the road beneath strings of bunting. Shops and a tanker truck are visible at the right edge.2016-04-18Aerial view of a dense street procession in an Indian town, with a long line of participants in white and saffron-coloured garments moving between roadside crowds. Many marchers carry large colourful umbrellas in red, green, yellow, blue, pink and maroon above them, and red flags are raised along the route. An ornate decorated cart with a white and gold canopy and a decorated carriage are visible, along with a truck with loudspeakers. Strings of bunting and a line of police in khaki uniforms line the street. Spectators stand on the left under a large tree and on the balconies, and a printed banner with a portrait hangs from a tree branch on the left.2016-04-18A dense procession crowd seen from above, filled with brightly coloured parasols in yellow, green, blue, pink and teal, each trimmed with gold edging and dangling fringe, carried above the heads of marchers. Among them are many tall red flags on poles. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand at the left edge, and a bearded man in a light pink shirt walks near the top. Numerous other people in white and orange clothing fill the street, many partly hidden behind the umbrellas and flags.2016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22A street procession photographed from above in a crowded Indian town. Many umbrellas in pink, green, yellow, blue, orange and purple are held over a procession of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees, several wearing orange turbans and carrying red flags. Bystanders line the road, including uniformed police officers, women in saris and children. Red and gold banners hang above the crowd, and a tree stands at the left edge of the street. The scene suggests a religious march through the streets.2016-04-18