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A dense street procession moves through a crowded Indian market lane. In the foreground, a gilded palanquin with a golden canopy and red and orange cloth carries a seated figure in white and gold, decorated with pink and white flower garlands. Behind it, a second ornate golden carriage with a red umbrella-style canopy and red flags is followed by many people in white and orange clothing. Large crowds line both sides, some standing on barriers, and a tall banner shows a saint figure in orange robes. Shops, vendors, parked motorcycles and a Mahindra auto-rickshaw fill the street, with colourful bunting strung overhead.

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A crowded street procession in an Indian town, with dense crowds of men and women on both sides and many people packed along the road. At the centre, a golden palanquin with a gilded canopy and orange draped cloth is carried forward, and a standing figure in white with an orange shawl stands near the front of the float beside a large decorated deity murti or figure wrapped in flower garlands. Several red and orange flags on poles surround the float. Behind it, a tall gilded ratha-style cart with orange cloth and a red umbrella-shaped canopy is also decorated. Street stalls with awnings line the road, and a red Mahindra tractor-cart is visible at right. Bunting flags hang overhead and a large banner with a painted portrait hangs above the street.2016-04-18A crowded street procession in a busy market town. At the centre, a gilded palanquin with a golden canopy and red-and-gold top is carried along, with red flags on poles flanking it. Two men in white dhotis with orange-red shawls walk near the palanquin, one holding a red flag. Behind them a red-and-gold decorated vehicle carries a small deity murti surrounded by flowers. Dense crowds line both sides of the road, many wearing white, orange and colourful saris and kurtas, with barricades on the left. Shops with awnings, a hanging banner with a saint's portrait, and bunting overhead frame the scene.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A crowded street procession in an Indian city. A decorated float with a golden canopy and yellow umbrellas carries a figure garlanded with marigold and flower strands, with red flags fluttering beside it. A saffron-robed sadhu with orange garlands stands near the float, and a man in a grey shirt stands on the float. Police in khaki uniforms with lathis hold back dense crowds lining the street, many with raised hands. Red tractor and a second decorated vehicle are visible. Shops with colourful banners and flower stalls line the road.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a crowded Indian town market lined with stalls, umbrellas and hanging bunting. At the centre, a tractor pulls a golden canopied float holding a large golden deity murti and a seated figure in white. Red and yellow ceremonial umbrellas and red flags are carried by people in saffron and white clothing, while a man in a white shirt and striped cap walks near a banner reading Dhyanada Sangha. A tall banner beside the float shows a saffron-robed figure. Many spectators in colourful clothes crowd the street and watch from both sides.2016-04-18A dense street procession in an Indian city market, with a large crowd of spectators and police lining a barricaded road under bunting. A tractor-drawn ornate float with a marigold-garlanded canopy and red cloth carries robed figures in orange and white. Red flags on poles flank the procession, and an orange umbrella and a blue-canopied seat are visible in front. A tall banner shows a saint-like figure in orange robes. Market stalls with umbrellas line the street. Two people sit under the red canopy near the float, one in orange with a shaved or bare head. Other figures in the float wear white and orange. a person's presence is not established from appearance, so no candidate is confirmed.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession on a crowded Indian road lined with bystanders, police in khaki uniforms and barricades. At the centre, a decorated float with a marigold-garlanded canopy and orange drapes carries several people in orange and saffron clothing, one wearing a shawl, seated near a red flag. Behind, a larger float bears a deity murti in gold and red. A large banner with a portrait and text is hung above the scene, and roadside shops with umbrellas and rickshaws line the street, with colourful bunting strung overhead.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A crowded street procession in an Indian town, with a large golden ratha or palanquin-style float at centre carrying a golden deity murti under a red-and-gold ornate umbrella. Attendants in white clothes stand on the float beside flower garlands of pink and white blooms draped along its red base. Red flags and red-and-pink umbrellas surround the float, and a dense crowd of devotees and onlookers lines the street, many holding up phones to photograph. Market stalls and colourful bunting appear along the roadside, with a tall banner in the background.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18