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A street procession winds through a crowded Indian town lane lined with shopfronts, signboards and hanging wires. Several people in white and saffron-trimmed clothing walk at the front, carrying red flags and a long banner showing a portrait of a bearded sadhu-like figure, a Russian flag and a person Samaj banner. Pink, orange and yellow decorative umbrellas are held above a palanquin-style float in the middle distance. Onlookers line both sides of the road, some watching from balconies above, and many photograph the procession with phones.

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April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town lined with shops and multi-storey buildings. Devotees in white clothes and white dhotis walk among many colourful umbrellas, with blue, red, green and yellow canopies raised over them, and several carry red flags. At the front, a decorated float carries an ornate deity murti under an orange canopy, with garlanded attendants standing beside it. A tractor-drawn float decorated with flowers also moves in the parade. Onlookers line the road, some watching from balconies, and orange-vested volunteers guide the procession. A large banner shows several portrait photographs, and a shop sign reads Ashram Anilkumar.2016-04-18A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town road lined with shops, signboards and onlookers on balconies. Red flags on tall poles lead the marchers, and a large banner reading Nithyanada Sangha shows portraits of a bearded sannyasi in saffron-orange robes. Several participants in white ritual clothes and white hats walk near the banner, some carrying pink, orange and red decorated umbrellas. Women in white saris with coloured borders and men in white kurta-style clothing follow. A large multi-face poster of smiling men hangs on a building, and an ornate palanquin-style float is visible further back in the procession.2016-04-18 +1 copiesA crowded street procession in an Indian town fills the frame. A decorated float with a red-draped platform and a large deity image on an ornate golden frame moves forward, pulled by a tractor-like vehicle. Many devotees in white clothing walk alongside, carrying bright red flags and colourful umbrellas in red, blue, yellow and green. Some marchers carry a large framed portrait with a red and white banner. Onlookers line the street, and people watch from balconies above shops and buildings. Overhead cables and signboards crowd the scene.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in a crowded Indian town fills a narrow lane lined with shops, signboards and hanging orange and red flags. At the centre, a decorated ratha or palanquin with a silver-trimmed base, red canopy and a white-fringed umbrella is carried forward, with a figure in white and orange seated on its raised platform and attendants in white garments around it. Many devotees in saffron, white and bright clothing press along both sides, while uniformed police officers in khaki walk through the crowd. Red and white banners and a portrait billboard reading Paramahamsa Nithyananda are visible on the right. Crowd count is large, roughly 100+ people visible.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18