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A street procession in a crowded city setting, with many red flags and red, blue, maroon and multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas raised above the crowd. Women in white saris and a woman in an orange sari walk among the umbrellas, while a uniformed police officer in khaki stands in the foreground. Pale multi-storey buildings with balconies and a green-roofed tower rise behind under a blue sky with clouds. A large crowd of onlookers lines the street at the bottom of the frame.

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A street procession in an Indian town, with crowds moving between multi-storey buildings. Many umbrellas in red, yellow, blue and purple with decorative fringes are raised above the marchers, alongside tall red flags with a yellow emblem. Men and women in white and saffron-orange clothing walk in the procession, and a bald man in an orange shawl stands near the left edge. Uniformed police stand on the right, and onlookers in blue shirts and red saris fill the foreground. The scene is a daytime street procession.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession of devotees in white and cream traditional dress moves along a paved road lined with red flags on poles and many colourful umbrellas, green, maroon, yellow and blue. In the centre a woman in a white sari with a brown-and-gold border and a maroon shoulder bag carries a framed printed portrait, decorated with a flower garland, showing a figure with a pink headdress; the portrait is held by a person rather than being a physical person. Nearby a man in white dhoti and shawl walks with a red sash. A woman on the left in dark sunglasses and a red-and-white sari holds up a phone to photograph. Buildings with balconies and people on rooftops stand behind the procession under a bright sky, with a few motorcycles and a man in a checked shirt on the right.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in daylight with a long line of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, many holding long red flags and ornate orange, yellow, blue and green umbrellas with beaded fringes. A woman in the foreground wears a white sari with a red border, gold necklaces and bangles. Shopfronts and trees line the road behind the crowd, and a few onlookers stand in the distance.2016-04-18A street procession on a sunlit road, with a long line of people in white clothing carrying red flags on poles and many ornate umbrellas in pink, orange, yellow and green with beaded fringe. Devotees on the left wear white garments, one man in the foreground has a rudraksha mala and an orange cap, and a woman in a white sari wears an orange shawl. Several people stand on rooftops in the background above a multi-storey building with signboards. Women and men walk in white dress, many carrying flags and umbrellas, in the style of a religious procession or chariot-accompanying parade.2016-04-18A 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.2016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18A dense crowd of devotees gathers outdoors in a festival procession. Many women wear white saris with red-orange borders and red sashes, and several men wear white dhotis with red-orange shawls. Large red and orange flags on poles rise above the crowd, along with decorative parasols in yellow, green, blue and orange. Some participants wear wide-brimmed orange hats. A loudspeaker stack and a pink temple tower stand in the background.2016-05-09A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town road lined with onlookers and uniformed police officers in khaki. Women in white saris with red-orange borders and red shawls walk at the front, while a woman in an orange sari with a red border and a garland of orange beads walks near the lower right. Several people carry large umbrellas in blue, yellow and maroon, and a golden ceremonial umbrella shades a palanquin-like carriage at the centre. Red flags with a printed portrait of a man are held aloft over the crowd. Shopfronts and signboards line the street behind the procession.2016-04-18May 09th 20162016-05-09A 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