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A large street procession winds through a crowded town lane lined with white multi-storey buildings and shopfronts, including a signboard reading Fida Alihia Jabdul Kadir Universal Store. Dense crowds of devotees and onlookers fill the road, many in white and saffron. Red flags with a yellow emblem rise above the crowd, and yellow, blue, green and red umbrellas shade the marchers. Uniformed police officers walk alongside. Near the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha carries a gilded canopy and deity murti under a yellow umbrella. Devotees on balconies watch from above, and posters line the right side of the street.

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April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a narrow town lane lined with white multi-storey buildings. At the centre, a golden-canopied palanquin carrying a deity murti is decorated with marigold garlands. Men in white dhotis and orange-saffron shawls walk around it, many carrying large red flags bearing an orange emblem, alongside colourful umbrellas in blue, yellow, green and orange. Uniformed police officers line the route. Crowds fill the street and balconies, with shop signs and bunting overhead.2016-04-18A street procession moves through a crowded city lane lined with white multi-storey buildings and shopfronts. At the centre, a decorated ratha or palanquin with a golden canopy is carried forward, with devotees in white and orange clothing walking beside it. Many red flags printed with a bearded figure in an orange turban are raised, along with yellow, blue and green umbrellas. Uniformed police officers line the procession, and spectators watch from balconies and the roadside. A loudspeaker megaphone is visible in the foreground.2016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a crowded market lane lined with shopfronts and hanging signboards. Many colourful parasols in orange, red, blue and yellow with fringed edges are carried above the marchers, and tall red flags flutter overhead. Participants wear white and saffron-toned clothing, some carrying items near their chests. Onlookers crowd the balconies and sidewalks, and a few uniformed police officers walk along the procession. A large red-and-gold canopy structure is visible at the lower right.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town fills a narrow road lined with white multi-storey buildings and shopfronts. Many robed participants in saffron and orange garments walk beneath colourful parasols in pink, red, blue, yellow and green, while red flags on tall poles rise through the crowd. Uniformed police officers line the route and bystanders watch from balconies and the roadside. Further ahead an ornate golden palanquin or ratha carries a decorated figure under a gilded canopy. A hanging banner on the left shows a painted figure in red. Vehicles and onlookers fill the background, and the scene reads as a religious procession.2016-04-18A dense street procession winds through a narrow Indian town lined with multi-storey buildings, hanging wires and red and saffron flags. At the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha is draped with marigold and rose garlands and crowned by a canopy. A large crowd of men and women fills the road, with uniformed police officers visible along the edges. Two loudspeakers are mounted on a pole on the left. Several large printed portraits and banners hang from shop fronts, showing bearded and turbaned men beside Hindi text. A patterned umbrella and a yellow umbrella shade the procession. Saffron-clad figures carry the palanquin forward through the streets.2016-04-18A street procession in a crowded Indian town fills a narrow lane lined with shops, signboards and hanging orange and red flags. At the centre, a decorated ratha or palanquin with a silver-trimmed base, red canopy and a white-fringed umbrella is carried forward, with a figure in white and orange seated on its raised platform and attendants in white garments around it. Many devotees in saffron, white and bright clothing press along both sides, while uniformed police officers in khaki walk through the crowd. Red and white banners and a portrait billboard reading Paramahamsa Nithyananda are visible on the right. Crowd count is large, roughly 100+ people visible.2016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a narrow market lane in an Indian town, with a large crowd packed along both sides and on balconies. Many devotees in white clothing walk beneath colourful umbrellas in orange, red, blue and yellow, while numerous tall red flags are carried above the crowd. Shop signs, hanging banners and a billboard line the street, and a camera operator is visible near the centre. The scene is a public procession rather than a close view of any single figure; no individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town moves between multi-storey white buildings, with a crowd lining the road and people on balconies. At the centre, a decorated palanquin with a golden canopy is carried by men in white dhotis and orange shawls, surrounded by many red, blue, pink, green and yellow umbrellas and red flags. Uniformed police officers walk along the procession. On the left, a red flag bears a portrait of a smiling bearded man in an orange turban, and a red banner reads Nitya Kirtan, Nitya Puja evam Havan, Nitya Annadan. Drums and ceremonial attendants in white and saffron accompany the chariot. The procession is a ratha or palanquin procession with devotees and umbrellas.2016-04-18A dense street procession moves down a narrow town road lined with white multi-storey buildings and shopfronts, with a loudspeaker horn in the foreground. A golden ratha or palanquin carrying a deity murti under a yellow canopy is carried forward, surrounded by red flags with a central emblem. Many devotees in white and light clothing, some in orange and saffron, walk alongside uniformed police officers, and colourful umbrellas in yellow, blue, green and red shade the crowd. Spectators watch from balconies and the roadside.2016-04-18