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A street procession in a crowded Indian town. A decorated ratha or palanquin under a large orange-yellow canopy, draped with marigold garlands, is pulled by rope through the street. A man in a white kurta and dhoti, arms raised, walks beside it, and a central figure is seated on the platform. Red flags flank the procession, and colourful bunting stretches overhead. Crowds of men, women in saris and salwars, children and uniformed police line the road, and onlookers watch from balconies of white multi-storey buildings. Shops with signboards line the street.

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A street procession in a crowded Indian town. A decorated palanquin or ratha with a golden canopy and marigold garlands is carried forward, with a man in white kurta standing on the front with arms raised. Red and orange flags line the route, and red and blue umbrellas shade the crowd. Police in khaki uniforms walk beside the procession among devotees in white and pastel clothing. Onlookers watch from the balconies of white multi-storey buildings, and motorcycles are parked at the lower right edge.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town. A decorated ratha or palanquin with a large golden canopy and gold-embellished draping moves down the road, with a deity murti visible on it. Red flags are raised along the route, and several people in white dhotis and kurtas or white clothing walk alongside, some with hands raised in devotion. Uniformed police officers in khaki line the procession. Crowds of onlookers stand on the roadside and watch from balconies of multi-storey buildings, and colourful bunting and small pennants stretch across the street. Pink, orange and red umbrellas shade the crowd, and bicycles are parked along the left. A shop sign reads 'Abdealli Rasulbhai'.2016-04-18A street procession in a crowded Indian town. An ornate golden palanquin decorated with marigold garlands and a gold umbrella is carried along the road, with red flags on poles lining the sides. Seated on the palanquin is a figure in orange robes with a bare-chested front and a bead necklace, flanked by a man in white dhoti and a figure in a red-brown shawl. Onlookers in saris, salwar kameez and white kurtas watch and some raise hands in greeting. Uniformed police stand nearby, and strings of colourful bunting cross above the street. Shopfronts and a multi-storey building with air conditioners line the background.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town crowded with onlookers, many raising mobile phones to photograph. A large gold-and-yellow canopy umbrella and a decorated palanquin or ratha with garlands and marigold strings carry several men in white dhotis and saffron-and-red sashes. Red and orange flags fly along the procession route, and yellow and red parasols shade the crowd. In the background, men in white stand on a balcony of a white multi-storey building above the street.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town passes between white multi-storey buildings. At the centre, a decorated ratha or palanquin draped in marigold garlands and topped by a gold-fringed canopy is carried forward. Red flags with a printed portrait of a man with long hair and an orange turban fly on poles beside it. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk around the cart, and police in khaki uniforms guide the crowd. Umbrellas in yellow, red and blue shade the procession. A large crowd of men and women, some in saris and salwar kameez, watches from the roadside. A printed banner hangs on a building to the right.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town. A figure seated on an ornate golden palanquin with a yellow fringed canopy and a blue-topped canopy rests on a gold throne decorated with marigold garlands; the seated figure wears a red turban and red-and-gold robes. A woman in white stands at the front of the palanquin, and a bare-chested attendant with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace walks beside it. Red flags are carried along the route, police in khaki uniforms hold back a crowd, and people watch from a balcony and the street. The bulk of the crowd is in front of the palanquin, with men in white and pastel shirts and women in saris visible. Shop signs and a blue umbrella appear in the background.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession on a sunny day, with a large decorated palanquin or ratha in the foreground draped in orange and white flower garlands and topped by a gold fringed canopy. Several men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, along with a saffron-robed figure, carry or walk beside the platform. Red and orange flags and umbrellas fill the street, and a crowd lines the roadside, including women in colourful saris and uniformed police officers. A drum is visible on the left. Pale multi-storey buildings and a signboard frame the scene.2016-04-18A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town lane. A decorated palanquin with a gold-fringed canopy and garlands leads the way, carried by men in white dhotis. Many red flags printed with a smiling portrait face are raised, and orange, blue and maroon umbrellas shade the crowd. Uniformed police in khaki and dark caps line the route. Shopfronts, a banner with multiple portraits and onlookers on balconies line the street, and dense crowds of devotees and spectators press along the road.2016-04-18