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A street procession in an Indian town. A flower-decorated canopy rests on a tractor-drawn float, its garlands in orange, marigold and red, with red flags and white cloth posts. Several people stand on the float, a man in a pink shirt raises a hand near it, and a dense crowd of onlookers in shirts and kurtas fills the foreground. Shops line the roadside, including a shop sign reading Ahuja Traders, and police officers in khaki uniform stand on the right beside red flags and a green banner overhead.

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April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Outdoor street procession in a crowded Indian town. A decorated ratha or palanquin under a gold-fringed canopy carries a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a bare upper body and beaded necklaces, surrounded by garlands of marigolds and white flowers. Attendants in white garments stand around the carriage, and the carriage is draped in gold and orange cloth. Red flags on tall poles flank the procession. A large crowd of men in shirts and dhotis, many with palms pressed together in namaskar, lines the route, and uniformed police officers walk alongside. Shopfronts and multi-storey concrete buildings with overhead power lines form the background.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town. A golden canopy with a decorated palanquin or ratha is carried through a crowded road lined with red flags on poles. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti stands on the palanquin, while a figure in white robes stands beside him holding a lantern-style lamp. Behind, a red tractor carries men in dark clothes and a khaki-uniformed police officer stands nearby. Many devotees, some with raised hands and folded palms, fill the foreground, and shops with signboards line the street. Visible readable text includes a shop sign in Hindi.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town moves past a shop with a red sign reading Sudhar Traders. At the centre, a richly decorated palanquin with a gold canopy, a light blue parasol and garlands of marigold-like flowers carries a seated figure in white clothing. Many red flags on poles surround the palanquin. Crowds line both sides of the road, some with hands folded in namaste, and a red tractor and uniformed men with caps are visible at right. Several people in white and pastel clothes walk alongside the procession.2016-04-18A street procession moves through a crowded Indian market lane under a clear sky. Red flags on tall poles lead the way, and several men in saffron and orange turbans play large hand drums. Men in white kurtas and sashes walk in front, with police officers in khaki uniforms visible among them. Colourful decorated umbrellas in pink, blue and yellow are held above the marchers. Bystanders in shirts and checked clothing line the street and watch. Shopfronts, a shop sign reading Ahuja Traders, and a painted banner with a bearded face appear on the right. No identifiable central figure is visible, so no a person candidate is confirmed.2016-04-18A dense crowd presses around a decorated green tractor-trolley procession in a festival street. On the trolley, a deity murti or saint figure sits under a floral-decorated canopy in a golden palanquin-style shrine, with garlands hanging around it. Several men in white dhoti-kurta and saffron clothing walk alongside, one wearing a rudraksha-style garland. Many devotees in orange, saffron and yellow turbans and clothing raise their hands and phones, while a uniformed policeman in khaki guides the path. A large red flag and a red banner bearing a portrait of a turbaned man in orange are visible. Behind is a gate with painted banners, tents and pink temple structures.2016-05-21A street procession in a crowded Indian market town. A decorated ratha-style vehicle with a marigold-garlanded canopy and red-and-white festoons leads, with red flags on poles. Seated on the float, a man in a white dhoti and white garment wears a garland and sits beside women in saffron and orange saris. Many devotees in orange and white crowd around the float, and a tractor with a red body follows at right. Onlookers line the street, some photographing from motorbikes and balconies. Shops, parked motorcycles and a large banner with a portrait sit above the scene. Yellow barricades separate the crowd from the procession.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18