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A street procession in a crowded Indian town. A decorated ceremonial palanquin with a golden canopy and red and gold drapery is carried down a narrow road lined with shops, signboards and hanging banners. Several white-clad men walk near the palanquin, and a man in a white shirt and sunglasses stands nearby. Uniformed police officers keep a path clear through a dense crowd of men and women, many in saffron and orange clothing. Orange and red flags flutter from poles along the street, and a large banner on the right shows a portrait labelled with a Marathi caption and date. A red umbrella is open beside the palanquin.

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A crowded street procession in an Indian town, with a decorated silver palanquin or ratha carried through narrow lanes lined with shops and onlookers. A man in a white shirt holds a red and white umbrella over the carriage, and several uniformed police officers walk alongside. Red flags and marigold-garlanded canopies fly above, and a large portrait banner of a bearded man with long hair hangs on a pole at left, its printed caption not fully readable. Many people fill the road and balconies, some in saffron and white attire.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A 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 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.2016-04-18A 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 20162016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a narrow Indian town lined with shops, signboards and hanging orange and red flags. A decorated palanquin with a marigold-garlanded canopy is carried forward, with an ornate red-and-gold ceremonial umbrella and white-plumed horses or ceremonial decorations at the front. Several figures in orange and saffron garments walk alongside. Large crowds of onlookers, many women in saris and men in shirts, fill the sidewalks and balconies, with police in khaki uniforms keeping the route clear. Multiple printed portraits of saints hang on the buildings and banners. a person is not clearly visible among the figures in the procession.2016-04-18A crowded narrow street in Ujjain during a religious procession. Red flags on poles and a red and gold ornate palanquin with a canopy are carried through the crowd. A colourful umbrella with blue, red and yellow panels is held over a seated figure wearing white and a red shawl, with a white yak-tail fan nearby. Uniformed police line the procession route. Shops, hanging banners and rooftop spectators fill the scene. A tall cream-coloured figure is visible near the centre. Hanging banners and posters line the buildings on both sides of the lane.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A 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.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A 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.2016-04-18