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A street procession moves through a crowded city road lined with shops and signboards. At the centre, a decorated float with a yellow-and-white canopy carries a figure in orange and red clothing, with garlanded deity murti and ornate gold-trimmed decorations beside it. Uniformed police officers in khaki surround the float, and many people in white, red and pink clothing raise their hands and phones. Red, yellow and green flags and umbrellas in pink, blue and orange fill the street. A red tractor and an orange-wheeled vehicle appear among the crowd. Above, the photo shows a procession with ratha-style float and devotees.

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April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession seen from an elevated angle, winding through a busy Indian town lined with shops and signboards. At the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha under a white and gold canopy carries figures in saffron and white robes, with marigold and garland decorations hanging from the poles. Above it, many umbrellas in orange, red, yellow, pink and blue shade the procession. Uniformed police officers in khaki line the road, and a large crowd of men and women presses forward with raised hands and phones. Red, yellow and green flags flutter throughout the scene. A golden decorated vehicle appears at the upper left.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a narrow town lane lined with white multi-storey buildings. At the centre, a golden-canopied palanquin carrying a deity murti is decorated with marigold garlands. Men in white dhotis and orange-saffron shawls walk around it, many carrying large red flags bearing an orange emblem, alongside colourful umbrellas in blue, yellow, green and orange. Uniformed police officers line the route. Crowds fill the street and balconies, with shop signs and bunting overhead.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A large street procession moves through a crowded town road under a bright sky. At the centre, a decorated palanquin with a golden canopy and orange and yellow umbrellas carries figures in saffron and orange robes, with garlands of marigolds hanging from the frame. Men in white dhotis walk alongside, and a flatbed vehicle with a red chassis follows behind. Red and yellow flags wave above the crowd. Uniformed police line the road, and dense crowds of devotees on both sides raise phones to photograph. Shops, shuttered storefronts, parked motorcycles and multi-storey buildings line the street, and a golden decorated vehicle appears at the far left.2016-04-18A large street procession moves down a busy city road under a bright sky. At the left, a richly decorated ratha with a cream and gold canopy and gold-trimmed poles carries figures in orange and white, with garlands and ornaments visible. Many devotees and onlookers in orange, white, and colourful saris line the road, and uniformed police officers stand among them. Red and saffron flags on tall poles, plus blue, orange, and yellow umbrellas, fill the street. Shops, signboards, and parked motorcycles line the roadside, with a white tower in the distance.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession in a crowded Indian town. A large ornate palanquin decorated with marigold garlands and a white canopy is carried forward, with saffron-robed sadhus and white-clad attendants walking around it. Red flags on poles and many umbrellas in blue, yellow, orange and green rise above the crowd. Uniformed police in khaki line the route, and a red tractor pulls a float at the centre. Shopfronts and balconies with onlookers line the street, with a sign reading SANSKAR MATRIMONY on a building and a Titan-style signboard nearby.2016-04-18