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Aerial view of a street procession seen from a building balcony. A crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, many with red and white garments, walks beneath brightly coloured umbrellas in blue, green, yellow, pink and red, while many red flags are carried. Uniformed police officers in khaki line the street and walk alongside the crowd. A white van with a large red banner carries a portrait of a saffron-turbaned figure and text in Hindi, with a sound system on its roof. Women in saris of pink, green and orange stand among the onlookers.

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A large street procession seen from an elevated angle, with crowds of people in white and cream clothing walking beneath a dense canopy of colourful umbrellas in green, red, blue, yellow, pink and orange. Many people carry red flags on tall poles. Several men in white dhotis lead white horses decorated with red and white trappings. Uniformed police officers line the road and walk alongside the procession. A white vehicle with a painted banner and a decorated white building with a rounded spire stand in the background, and a crowd of people sits along the roadside under a stop sign.2016-04-18Aerial view of a dense street procession in an Indian town. Crowds of people in white clothing carry numerous red flags on poles and many colourful ceremonial umbrellas, including red, green, yellow, pink, blue and maroon ones with fringed edges. Uniformed police officers line the route, and a saffron-robed figure stands at the left edge near a truck and a red banner with Hindi script. Strings of bunting and buildings frame the street.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense outdoor street procession in an Indian town. Many umbrellas in red, yellow, blue, pink and orange are held aloft above the crowd, with red flags carried among them. In the centre, a decorated palanquin or float with gold and orange ornamentation moves along the road. Uniformed police officers line the street, and many devotees in saffron, white and bright saris walk in the crowd. Strings of colourful bunting cross overhead, and a red bus and parked vehicles sit along the roadside. A framed portrait printed on paper is pinned to a tree on the left, showing a bald man in a dark outfit, though this is a printed picture rather than a person present. A red-and-orange kalasha-like finial tops a small structure on the right.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town moves past shops and a multi-storey building. Many saffron-clad sadhus and devotees walk among colourful umbrellas in blue, green, yellow and red, with red flags held aloft. A white vehicle bearing a red-and-white banner with the name a person leads the crowd. Uniformed police officers line the roadside and walk alongside the procession, and onlookers watch from the pavement and balconies. Shop signs in Hindi and Marathi script are visible.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Aerial view of a festival procession moving down a busy town street lined with white multi-storey buildings and shopfronts. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas and saffron-orange robes walk in the crowd, some carrying red and saffron flags on poles. Several colourful parasols in red, pink, blue, green and yellow are held above the procession. A decorated float or palanquin with yellow and orange canopy is visible near the front, with police in khaki uniforms lining the roadway. Drummers carry drums on the right, and spectators watch from the pavement and balconies. A large red roadside banner with a portrait and Hindi text stands at the left edge.2016-04-18Photo 11702205 +1 copiesApril 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession in a busy Indian town. At the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha is carried forward, with a deity murti or ornate figure garlanded in flowers. Many bearers and devotees in orange and white clothing surround it. Above, a white and gold canopy shelters the procession, and numerous umbrellas in blue, yellow, purple and orange are held aloft. Red flags wave throughout the crowd. Onlookers line the roadside, and a gold-decorated vehicle is visible at the upper left. Police in khaki uniforms guide the route, and the scene sits under a crowded street with shops, motorbikes and parked vehicles.2016-04-18A dense street procession in Ujjain, seen from above, with a large crowd of onlookers and devotees filling a narrow market lane. Many colourful umbrellas (red, orange, yellow, blue, navy with fringe) are raised over the procession, and red flags with saffron-coloured banners wave among the people. Uniformed police officers in khaki and grey move through the crowd, and a man in a blue UMO vest stands near the front. Several people wear white dhotis and kurtas, and some older men wear orange turbans. Shops with signs line the lane, including one reading Sanskar Mathrimandir. The scene suggests a religious march through a city street with heavy crowd presence.2016-04-18