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A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town road lined with shops and white multistorey buildings. Red flags on tall poles lead the way, followed by many colourful umbrellas in yellow, green, pink, red and blue. Uniformed police in khaki stand along the route. A decorated palanquin topped with a gold canopy and red flags is carried forward in the centre. Many people in white kurtas and dhotis, shirts and saris watch and walk along the street.

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April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession moves through a crowded town road lined with multi-storey white buildings and shopfronts. At centre, an ornate decorated palanquin or ratha is covered by a gold and orange canopy umbrella, with marigold garlands and red flags attached. Several men in white dhotis stand on or beside the float, and an orange-robed figure is visible near its front. Coloured umbrellas in orange, blue and pink are held over the crowd. Uniformed police in khaki stand at left, a red tractor is parked among the procession, and many onlookers in kurtas, saris and shirts fill the street.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town. A decorated ratha or palanquin under a gold and yellow canopy is carried forward, with white-clad attendants and uniformed police walking beside it. Red flags rise above the crowd, and many devotees raise their hands, some with red and white bangles. Umbrellas in blue, yellow and pink shade the route, and a crowd of many men and women in shirts, saris and caps lines the road. Shopfronts and a white building stand behind.2016-04-18Elevated view of a street procession moving through a crowded Indian town. Many red flags and colourful parasols in green, blue, yellow and pink are raised above the crowd. At the centre, a decorated palanquin with a gold canopy and flower garlands carries deity murti figures, with attendants in white clothing walking alongside. Uniformed police officers stand along the edges, and onlookers in saris and kurtas line the lane and balconies. Several men near the front wear saffron and orange garments. No individual's identity is established from appearance.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Street procession in an Indian town with a dense crowd of men and women lining both sides of a road. Many red flags on poles and colourful umbrellas in blue, maroon, pink and yellow are held aloft above the crowd. A decorated ornate golden palanquin or float is visible in the background, and several uniformed police officers stand at the left edge. A large banner with a portrait is hung on a building, and trees and shopfronts frame the scene under an overcast sky.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town fills a narrow road lined with white multi-storey buildings and shopfronts. Many robed participants in saffron and orange garments walk beneath colourful parasols in pink, red, blue, yellow and green, while red flags on tall poles rise through the crowd. Uniformed police officers line the route and bystanders watch from balconies and the roadside. Further ahead an ornate golden palanquin or ratha carries a decorated figure under a gilded canopy. A hanging banner on the left shows a painted figure in red. Vehicles and onlookers fill the background, and the scene reads as a religious procession.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.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town moves through a crowded market road lined with shops and old multi-storey buildings. Many colourful ceremonial umbrellas are raised over the procession, in yellow, pink, navy, red and blue, some with fringed or beaded borders. Men in white dhotis and saffron-orange robes walk with red flags and red-and-white banners, and a drummer beats a drum at right. Uniformed police officers line the route and walk among the marchers. A dense crowd of onlookers, many in plain shirts, stands in the foreground. Shop signboards and power lines overhead are visible.2016-04-18