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A crowded street procession in daylight with a large ornate palanquin at the centre, draped in marigold garlands and topped by a white canopy with gold trim. Several saffron-robed sadhus and priests in white dhotis stand on and around the palanquin. Dense crowds line both sides, many holding red flags and brightly coloured umbrellas in yellow, blue and orange. Uniformed police officers walk along the edges, and a red tractor and a blue water tanker truck appear at the right. The scene reads as a ratha or palanquin procession through a city street.

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A large street procession moves through a crowded Indian town. At the centre, a decorated palanquin under a white canopy with a red-and-gold fringe is carried by bearers and followed by a red tractor. Saffron-robed men walk beside it, and a figure in a white dhoti and shawl stands near the palanquin. Many uniformed police officers line the road, while numerous spectators in colourful saris and shirts crowd the sides, some raising hands and phones. Red flags, orange and blue umbrellas, and garlands of marigolds decorate the procession. A blue water tanker and tents line the street on the right.2016-04-18A large street procession moves through a crowded Indian town road under bright daylight. A decorated palanquin or ratha is garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds and hung with lanterns. Above it stands a white canopy trimmed with golden fringe, and many colourful umbrellas in red, yellow, blue and pink are raised over the crowd. Red flags wave along the route. Men in saffron and orange robes and a few men in white dhoti walk beside the carriage, some wearing rudraksha malas. Uniformed police line the road, and a red tractor and a blue water tanker are visible at the edge. Dense onlookers in colourful saris and shirts fill the street and balconies.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in an Indian city crowded with onlookers under a canopy of colourful bunting. At centre, a flower-garlanded ratha or palanquin is shaded by a large white and gold fringed umbrella, with a deity murti visible on its platform. Men in white dhoti and bare upper body walk beside it, and devotees in orange and saffron clothing crowd the road. Many coloured umbrellas in pink, blue, yellow, orange and red line the procession, with red flags carried aloft. Bystanders watch from the roadside, and a white building with red trim and a shop sign stands behind. A banner at lower left shows a painted or printed portrait with Devanagari text.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 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.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession crowded with people in Ujjain, India, seen from above. At the centre, a decorated palanquin-style float with a white canopy and gold-and-red fringes carries a seated figure in white and orange robes, with garlands hanging from its frame. Many devotees surround it, several in saffron and orange clothing, while women wear bright saris and salwar kameez. Numerous red flags and ornate umbrellas in blue, yellow, red and white are held aloft. A red tractor and a blue truck sit among the crowd, and uniformed police line the route. On the right, a green stage is backed by a banner with web addresses and Hindi lettering. Large crowds fill the roadside.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Aerial view of a large street procession on a tree-lined road in an Indian town. A decorated tractor-drawn float with a gold-fringed canopy and a red-and-yellow garland-hung platform leads the parade, trailed by a second float bearing a banner reading NITHYANAND. Saffron-robed sadhus walk alongside the float among dense crowds of devotees, many holding red and orange flags and colourful umbrellas. Police in khaki stand along the route, and white canopy tents and a vehicle line the roadside. A tall chimney rises behind the procession.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18