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Elevated view of a crowded street procession in an Indian town. Saffron-clad sadhus and robed participants walk beside brass-coloured ceremonial umbrellas with fringed canopies in yellow, orange and blue, and red flags wave overhead. Uniformed police in khaki stand along the route, with a white van at the back. Women in colourful saris line the roadside, and a large framed portrait hangs on a pink building wall beside a tree. Banners and signboards line the street.

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A dense crowd fills a narrow street lined with shops, hanging wires and banners during a procession. In the foreground a man in an orange shirt with a garland and a red sash stands beside a decorated red-and-white float hung with flowers, while uniformed police officers in khaki manage the crowd. Large red banners and hoardings on the buildings show portraits of a saffron-robed figure and text in Hindi and English, and many people in white, orange, yellow and pink clothes line the street and watch from balconies.2016-04-18A dense street procession in a busy Indian market town, with a crowd of many dozens of people filling the roadway between shop fronts. Near the centre, several men in white dhotis and white kurtas with red sashes walk beside a decorated palanquin or ratha canopy topped with a red umbrella and a blue canopy. Red and orange flags are carried above the crowd, and a tall banner showing a saffron-robed figure stands on the right beside a stall. Women in pink, red and yellow saris and men in white and bright shirts line the route, and police officers in khaki are visible among them. Strings of colourful bunting cross the street overhead.2016-04-18A dense street procession in a narrow Indian town lane lined with multi-storey buildings, hanging wires and crowds on balconies. A decorated ratha-style palanquin with a gold canopy and marigold-style festoons is carried forward, with a white-fringed ceremonial umbrella, red and orange flags, and white horses or yak-tail fans beside it. Uniformed police in khaki line the route, and devotees in white and saffron crowd the street. Printed banners and posters on the buildings show portrait images and Hindi and Marathi text. The central figure on the palanquin is not clearly visible, so no identity is asserted.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Aerial view of a crowded narrow street lined with shops and onlookers during a procession. A red tractor pulls an ornate decorated float with orange and red banners, golden canopies and a central palanquin-like structure. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside the float, while spectators crowd the balconies and sidewalks. Shopfronts display signboards, including a red sign reading Shri Mahavir Vastra Bhandar, and large portraits are painted on walls. Overhead utility wires cross the street.2016-04-18A large street procession in Ujjain winds between tree-lined buildings under strings of small bunting flags. Foreground: a white decorated palanquin with gold trim and a red-and-gold canopy at left, carried past uniformed police officers. Many participants wear saffron and orange robes and turbans; some carry long red and orange flags and umbrellas in blue, yellow, green and red. Framed portraits of a long-haired bearded figure with flowing hair are held aloft by marchers near the centre. A white truck with a raised stage and a decorated float with a gold-topped structure sit in the crowd. The procession is watched by onlookers on the street and balconies.2016-04-18A dense crowd fills a narrow market street during a procession, with a decorated palanquin or float at left draped in orange and red fabric and a large ornamental umbrella. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand along the route, some with hands clasped or pointing. Many devotees wear white, orange and saffron clothing and tilaka marks; a woman in a yellow sari and others in bright saris stand among them. Shopfronts, hanging cloth and colourful banners line the street, with large posters of a bearded man in a red-and-gold turban and orange robes hung above the crowd, along with a red event poster. Confetti or petals litter the ground.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a narrow Indian town lane lined with shops, signboards and hanging banners. At the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha carries a deity murti under a red and multicoloured canopy, with red flags on poles and a golden ornamented frame. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk and steer beside it, and uniformed police officers in khaki line the route. A large crowd of men and women, some in saris, fills the street and balconies, and a loudspeaker is mounted on a pole overhead.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A crowded street procession in an Indian town. On the left, a decorated float or palanquin with red draping, white and orange fringed cloth, and floral garlands passes through the lane. Uniformed police in khaki with caps and batons line the route and hold back the throng. Dense crowds of men, women in saris and salwar kameez, and children watch from both sides. Red and white hanging banners and a red poster advertising a Divya Jyoti event hang from shopfronts. The ground is scattered with petals and paper.2016-04-18