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A dense street procession moves through a crowded Indian market road. At the center, a golden palanquin-style ratha with an ornate gold canopy carries a deity murti adorned with marigold garlands, seated on a gold cushioned platform. Two young men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand beside it, one holding a fan or chamara near the murti. A blue Sonalika tractor pulls the float, its driver in a light checked shirt. Yellow and orange umbrellas shade the platforms ahead. Vendors' stalls, shop signs and tall banners line the street, and a large painted portrait of a saint hangs above the road. Hundreds of devotees in white, saffron, pink and sari-clad dress press along the barricades, many raising hands or filming.

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A dense street procession crowds a narrow city road lined with shops, stalls and striped umbrellas. At the centre, a gilded ornate palanquin with a blue canopy is carried forward, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti stands near a decorated deity murti. Men and women in white and red clothes walk beside it. Saffron and red flags rise above the crowd, and a yellow parasol is held over a woman in a red shawl at the right. Many people lean out to photograph and wave, and a flower-decorated vehicle and garlands are visible. Hindi and Devanagari signage hangs on shop fronts.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in a crowded Indian town. A decorated red and gold ratha-style float carries a deity murti garlanded with orange and white marigold malas and surrounded by flower heaps in purple and red. Men in white dhotis with orange-red angavastras walk beside the float and hold ceremonial umbrellas, including a gold-fringed canopy and a blue umbrella. Red flags wave above the crowd, and onlookers line both sides of the road, many filming with phones. Colourful shop awnings and roadside stalls fill the background under hanging festoons.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A crowded street procession in an Indian city. A decorated float with a golden canopy and yellow umbrellas carries a figure garlanded with marigold and flower strands, with red flags fluttering beside it. A saffron-robed sadhu with orange garlands stands near the float, and a man in a grey shirt stands on the float. Police in khaki uniforms with lathis hold back dense crowds lining the street, many with raised hands. Red tractor and a second decorated vehicle are visible. Shops with colourful banners and flower stalls line the road.2016-04-18A dense street procession in an Indian city market, with a large crowd of spectators and police lining a barricaded road under bunting. A tractor-drawn ornate float with a marigold-garlanded canopy and red cloth carries robed figures in orange and white. Red flags on poles flank the procession, and an orange umbrella and a blue-canopied seat are visible in front. A tall banner shows a saint-like figure in orange robes. Market stalls with umbrellas line the street. Two people sit under the red canopy near the float, one in orange with a shaved or bare head. Other figures in the float wear white and orange. a person's presence is not established from appearance, so no candidate is confirmed.2016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a crowded Indian town market lined with stalls, umbrellas and hanging bunting. At the centre, a tractor pulls a golden canopied float holding a large golden deity murti and a seated figure in white. Red and yellow ceremonial umbrellas and red flags are carried by people in saffron and white clothing, while a man in a white shirt and striped cap walks near a banner reading Dhyanada Sangha. A tall banner beside the float shows a saffron-robed figure. Many spectators in colourful clothes crowd the street and watch from both sides.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A crowded street procession in a busy market town. At the centre, a gilded palanquin with a golden canopy and red-and-gold top is carried along, with red flags on poles flanking it. Two men in white dhotis with orange-red shawls walk near the palanquin, one holding a red flag. Behind them a red-and-gold decorated vehicle carries a small deity murti surrounded by flowers. Dense crowds line both sides of the road, many wearing white, orange and colourful saris and kurtas, with barricades on the left. Shops with awnings, a hanging banner with a saint's portrait, and bunting overhead frame the scene.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18