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A large street procession moves through a crowded Indian town. At the centre, a decorated palanquin under a white canopy with a red-and-gold fringe is carried by bearers and followed by a red tractor. Saffron-robed men walk beside it, and a figure in a white dhoti and shawl stands near the palanquin. Many uniformed police officers line the road, while numerous spectators in colourful saris and shirts crowd the sides, some raising hands and phones. Red flags, orange and blue umbrellas, and garlands of marigolds decorate the procession. A blue water tanker and tents line the street on the right.

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April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A large street procession moves through a crowded Indian town road under bright daylight. A decorated palanquin or ratha is garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds and hung with lanterns. Above it stands a white canopy trimmed with golden fringe, and many colourful umbrellas in red, yellow, blue and pink are raised over the crowd. Red flags wave along the route. Men in saffron and orange robes and a few men in white dhoti walk beside the carriage, some wearing rudraksha malas. Uniformed police line the road, and a red tractor and a blue water tanker are visible at the edge. Dense onlookers in colourful saris and shirts fill the street and balconies.2016-04-18Aerial 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.2016-04-18A 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 20162016-04-18A street procession in an Indian city crowded with onlookers. At centre, a decorated float carries a deity murti seated under a gold-trimmed canopy, framed by garlands of marigolds and red and white flowers, draped in red cloth. Two red tractors pull the float, one driven by a man in a purple shirt and the other by a man in a pink shirt. Red and saffron flags and several colourful parasols line the route. Uniformed police in khaki stand along the road, and devotees in white and saffron clothing walk alongside. A yellow-and-red shrine sign with Hindi script appears at top, and a banner reading Nithyananda Sangha is partly visible at right.2016-04-18A crowded street procession in daylight with a large ornate palanquin at the centre, draped in marigold garlands and topped by a white canopy with gold trim. Several saffron-robed sadhus and priests in white dhotis stand on and around the palanquin. Dense crowds line both sides, many holding red flags and brightly coloured umbrellas in yellow, blue and orange. Uniformed police officers walk along the edges, and a red tractor and a blue water tanker truck appear at the right. The scene reads as a ratha or palanquin procession through a city street.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A 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.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession moves through a crowded town. In the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha is draped with marigold and flower garlands, with deity murtis in gold and yellow cloth. Men in white dhotis and kurtas walk beside it, and one man in a red turban and white clothes holds a large ornate red-and-gold umbrella over the murtis. Red and saffron flags and multicoloured bunting fill the street, with yellow and orange umbrellas above. Vehicles and onlookers line the road behind barriers, and a large portrait is printed on a banner at the right edge. No identifiable a person figure is visible in person.2016-04-18