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Dense street crowd gathered along a narrow city lane during a procession, with a decorated palanquin carried forward at centre under a gold canopy with red and orange flags. Many men in white kurtas and orange shirts, police in khaki uniforms with caps lining the route, and women in saris watching from the sides. Shops with striped awnings and colourful signboards line the road, and a yellow metal barrier runs along the right edge. a person is not visibly identifiable among the people here.

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April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession in a narrow market lane crowded with onlookers. A decorated red and gold ratha or palanquin carries a central figure seated on a raised platform beneath a golden canopy, garlanded with flower decorations. Several men in white kurtas and dhotis walk alongside, and many red and saffron flags on poles ride above the crowd. Police officers in khaki uniforms line the route behind barricade ropes. Shops with awnings and signboards line the street, and devotees press forward with raised hands and phones.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town with a large crowd pressing forward on both sides. At center, a golden canopy umbrella tops a decorated palanquin or ratha carried by men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, with garlands of orange and yellow flowers hanging from it. Several men in white and saffron-coloured clothing stand around the platform, some raising arms in devotion. Red and orange flags line the street, and a crowd of devotees, many in white shirts and caps, raise hands and phones toward the procession. A yellow sign in the corner reads Shri Ram Niwas and Yatri AC and Non AC, with a blue building behind.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession in an Indian town with a large crowd filling the road between shopfronts and white buildings with arched windows. A decorated ratha or palanquin with a gold canopy and carved golden figures moves through the middle, flanked by men in white kurtas and saffron-coloured turbans. Red flags and red and pink umbrellas are carried overhead, and a red banner is held up with white lettering. Men in saffron and white garb walk beside the cart, while many devotees line the barricades, some in headscarves and bright saris. Strings of bunting and a tall white minaret are visible in the background.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession in a busy Indian market town, with a crowd of many dozens of people filling the roadway between shop fronts. Near the centre, several men in white dhotis and white kurtas with red sashes walk beside a decorated palanquin or ratha canopy topped with a red umbrella and a blue canopy. Red and orange flags are carried above the crowd, and a tall banner showing a saffron-robed figure stands on the right beside a stall. Women in pink, red and yellow saris and men in white and bright shirts line the route, and police officers in khaki are visible among them. Strings of colourful bunting cross the street overhead.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense crowd fills a narrow street lined with shops, hanging wires and banners during a procession. In the foreground a man in an orange shirt with a garland and a red sash stands beside a decorated red-and-white float hung with flowers, while uniformed police officers in khaki manage the crowd. Large red banners and hoardings on the buildings show portraits of a saffron-robed figure and text in Hindi and English, and many people in white, orange, yellow and pink clothes line the street and watch from balconies.2016-04-18A photograph of a street procession in an Indian town. A golden-canopied palanquin, decorated with garlands, red-and-orange fabric and hanging bells, is carried through a crowd. Several men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, and others in orange-brown robes, walk beside and around the palanquin, one raising a hand. Red flags with tall poles line the street, and a dense crowd of onlookers, many with raised hands and phones, presses in from both sides. Multi-storey concrete buildings and a green tent canopy frame the scene.2016-04-18