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Aerial view of a street procession in an Indian city. A large ornate palanquin with a golden canopy and decorated poles is carried through the road, surrounded by crowds in white clothes and many people holding multicoloured umbrellas in blue, orange, red and green. Red and orange flags are raised along the route, and uniformed police walk beside the procession. Roadside shops, parked autorickshaws, motorbikes and a large video screen showing a man's face line the street. Trees and a multi-storey building appear in the background.

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Elevated view of a wide city street during a large procession. A decorated palanquin-style float with a white canopy and gold ornamentation leads a crowd of many people, many carrying red flags and multicoloured umbrellas, including blue, orange, yellow and red. Dense crowds line the road and sidewalks, with auto-rickshaws parked at left and motorcycles at right. Large billboards and shop signs line the street, and a rooftop billboard shows a man in a suit. Hundreds of people are visible.2016-04-18Aerial view of a large street procession moving through a city intersection in daylight. A decorated palanquin or ratha with a large cream canopy and gold-and-red ornamentation is carried at the center, surrounded by a dense crowd of many people in white, red, and colourful clothing. Numerous umbrellas in red, orange, blue, and yellow are raised above the crowd, and red flags wave among them. Auto-rickshaws, cars, and motorcycles line the roadside, with billboards and a kiosk in the background. Tall trees and a hazy sky complete the scene.2016-04-18Elevated view of a dense street procession in an open city square with a large white and gold canopy-topped palanquin at centre. Many men and women in white, orange and saffron clothing walk around it, several holding red flags and colourful umbrellas in red, blue, orange and green. Uniformed police officers line the crowd, and an autorickshaw rank, parked cars, a bus and billboards stand along the roadside. The palanquin appears decorated with orange and gold drapery.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Aerial view of a large street procession moving through a busy Indian town road. At the centre, a decorated ratha or palanquin float with an orange-and-white canopy and gold ornamentation is surrounded by dense crowds of people in mixed clothing, many carrying red flags and colourful umbrellas. Several uniformed police officers line the edges of the road. Shops with hoardings and parked vehicles, including a blue bus and auto-rickshaws, frame the scene under bright daylight.2016-04-18Aerial view of a large street procession in an Indian town on a sunny day. A decorated float or ratha with a canopy and umbrellas moves along a wide road lined with trees. Crowds of people in colourful saris and white kurtas walk alongside, many holding orange, red and blue umbrellas and red flags. A tractor pulls a red vehicle near the float, and a raised green stage with officials in white stands at right beside a banner with Hindi text. Shops and billboards line the roadside.2016-04-18A large street procession moves through a crowded town road under a bright sky. At the centre, a decorated palanquin with a golden canopy and orange and yellow umbrellas carries figures in saffron and orange robes, with garlands of marigolds hanging from the frame. Men in white dhotis walk alongside, and a flatbed vehicle with a red chassis follows behind. Red and yellow flags wave above the crowd. Uniformed police line the road, and dense crowds of devotees on both sides raise phones to photograph. Shops, shuttered storefronts, parked motorcycles and multi-storey buildings line the street, and a golden decorated vehicle appears at the far left.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town, crowded with people and red and orange flags. At center, a decorated palanquin with a white and gold canopy carries a seated man in orange-red and gold clothing, with a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, while attendants in white and orange stand on the carriage, one holding a long fan-like tool. Garlands of marigolds decorate the palanquin poles. Behind it, a large black banner shows a deity-like figure with a trident and crown. Blue and white hoardings and banners line the road, and many onlookers in colourful saris, kurtas and shirts film or raise hands. Several people in white and saffron-coloured clothing walk alongside.2016-04-18A 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.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Aerial view of a large street procession on a tree-lined road in an Indian town. A decorated tractor-drawn float with a gold-fringed canopy and a red-and-yellow garland-hung platform leads the parade, trailed by a second float bearing a banner reading NITHYANAND. Saffron-robed sadhus walk alongside the float among dense crowds of devotees, many holding red and orange flags and colourful umbrellas. Police in khaki stand along the route, and white canopy tents and a vehicle line the roadside. A tall chimney rises behind the procession.2016-04-18