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A street procession in daylight moves along a tree-lined road past crowds of onlookers. In the foreground, an ornate gold-and-orange ratha float carries a golden deity murti decorated with purple and white flower garlands, beneath a gold canopy and a blue umbrella. Several other decorated floats with red and yellow canopies and red flags follow, pulled by tractors. Men in white and saffron clothing walk alongside, and a large crowd of women in saris and salwar kameez watches from the right side of the road.

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April 18 20162016-04-18Photo 11702223A street procession on a sunny day moves down a tree-lined road past crowds of onlookers. In the foreground, a banner reading Nithyananda Sangha Mauritius shows a portrait of a long-haired, bearded figure in saffron-toned robes against a rainbow-striped background. Marchers in white dhotis and saffron or orange shawls carry red flags. Behind them a decorated float with a yellow canopy and red-flagged cart carries a golden figure, and purple and yellow umbrellas shade the procession. Spectators in colourful saris line the roadside, and a man in a green shirt stands at the curb.2016-04-18A 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.2016-04-18May 21 20162016-05-21A 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.2016-04-18A large street procession winds through a crowded Indian town during the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. At the centre-right, a gilded, flower-decorated palanquin-style chariot carries a seated figure in saffron-red clothing and rudraksha malas under a tall gold canopy, with red umbrellas overhead. Nearby, a man in a maroon turban and white garland walks waving, and uniformed police officers stand along the route. Many people in white dhotis, saffron and orange robes, and red-and-orange saffron flags line the road, and an open green tractor carries additional devotees. Roadside banners and stalls fill the background.2016-05-21April 18 20162016-04-18Photo 11702192 +1 copiesA large outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style religious festival, with a dense crowd of devotees and sadhus filling a road lined with tents and stalls. On the left, a golden ornate palanquin with a kalasha-shaped canopy and a seated figure in orange robes sits beneath a multicoloured canopy, with attendants in saffron clothing around it. On the right, a decorated float with flower garlands carries seated figures in orange and saffron robes, some wearing ceremonial garlands, and a standing woman in pink and white. Many saffron flags and orange banners fly over the crowd, and a pink-and-white decorated chariot and a tractor-drawn float follow.2016-04-22Outdoor street procession in a crowded Indian town with a decorated palanquin under a golden canopy with white and gold fringed top. Seated figures on the palanquin wear orange and red robes, with a bare-chested attendant in a white dhoti standing at its front holding a long pole. Marigold and orange garlands drape the palanquin, and a large orange parasol and blue umbrellas shade the group. Dense crowds of men and women, some in pastel saris and shawls, surround the cart, many with raised hands. Red flags with white and orange designs fly along the route, and strings of colourful pennants stretch overhead. A large black banner with red and white lettering and a trident emblem stands at right beside a bus.2016-04-18A street procession in a crowded Indian town. Central focus is a decorated ratha-style palanquin covered with a pink and gold canopy, heavily garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds, with brass bells and ornaments on its frame. Two men in saffron and orange robes stand near it; one in white dhoti and shawl stands at the rear. Red flags and an orange umbrella surround the palanquin. A tractor with loudspeakers and decorated drums leads the procession, and people in ordinary clothes and white caps line the road under strings of colourful pennant bunting. Hoardings on the right are visible. No one in the scene can be confidently identified as the a person from appearance alone.2016-04-18