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A dense street procession in a narrow Indian town lane lined with shops and multi-storey buildings. A white van with a red banner reading Paramahamsa Nithyananda and a red text panel listing a kirtan, puja and havan event is parked among crowds. Uniformed police in khaki stand along the route. Red and orange flags, colourful umbrellas and a decorated palanquin with a sanyasi in orange robes move through the procession. A man in a pink shirt and orange turban holds a phone at right, and a crowd of many people presses along the street. Flower petals are scattered on the road.

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April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A crowded street procession in an Indian town, viewed from an elevated position. A red-draped float or palanquin carries a seated figure in white and orange robes under a blue canopy, flanked by red flags on poles. Dense crowds of men in white kurtas, women in saris and shawls, and uniformed police officers line the road. Colourful umbrellas shade the vendors' stalls and a building balcony, with shop signs and hanging banners overhead.2016-04-18A dense street procession crowds a narrow market road, with a large white van in front bearing red banners reading "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and "Nithya Keertan, Nithya Puja evam Havan, Nithya Annadan" along its side. A printed portrait on the van shows a bearded figure in an orange-red turban. Inside the open van, a seated man in white clothing and a turban sits on a raised platform. Crowds of devotees in white, red and blue clothing press against the van, while uniformed police in khaki and dark uniforms walk alongside. Behind, a decorated ratha with red flags and orange canopies moves through the crowd, and colourful umbrellas shade the shop fronts.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession in a crowded Indian market lane. Many people in white kurtas and dhotis walk beneath numerous colourful umbrellas in orange, red, yellow, maroon and blue. Several men in white dress carry red flags on poles. Above the crowd, a decorated golden palanquin or ratha with an ornate canopy moves forward at the left. Shopfronts with signboards line the street, and uniformed police officers stand among the onlookers. Some devotees wear red and orange turbans and saffron shawls.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in a crowded Indian town, with a white Tata truck marked PALLAV at its centre carrying a raised frame and people on top. Red and orange flags fly from poles, and two umbrellas in red and orange shade a group of white-clad participants. Police in khaki uniforms and marshals in orange safety vests line the road, while a dense crowd of onlookers in shirts and saris fills both sides. A red and white vehicle on the right displays a sign reading Paramahans, Kopnishad Par Nitya Satsang, Nitya Kirtan, Nitya Puja Evam Havan, Nitya Annadan, and Nirvani Peeth Ujjain. Shopfronts and balconies with spectators frame the street.2016-04-18A dense street procession in a crowded Indian market lane lined with shop fronts and signboards. Many people in white kurtas, sadhu-style saffron and orange robes, and uniformed police in khaki move alongside a large group carrying umbrellas in yellow, orange, blue, maroon and red, and red-and-white flags. Onlookers press along the sides, some in turbans and headscarves. A decorated palanquin or ratha with pink and gold draping and flower petals is visible at lower right. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance here, so the a person field is unsure.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18