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A dense street procession in a crowded Indian town, seen from an elevated angle. Drummers in orange and saffron kurtas and turbans beat drums at the centre, flanked by men in white kurtas. A decorated palanquin with a gold canopy and an ornate golden float carrying floral garlands moves through the street. Many people with red, pink, yellow and blue umbrellas, red flags and triangular bunting strung overhead crowd the road, while police officers in khaki stand along the edges. Parked cars and shopfronts with signboards line the background.

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Street procession in an Indian town, with a decorated palanquin or ratha carried through a dense crowd under a row of colourful multicoloured umbrellas in red, yellow, green, blue and pink. Red and orange flags fly above the crowd, and strings of triangular bunting in purple, green and yellow cross the street. Many people in orange, saffron and white clothing walk alongside; some stand on a raised wooden platform at right. Cars and a van line the road behind. A central figure in white sits on the palanquin area, though no identity can be confirmed from appearance. Dense crowd of many people, with more visible further back.2016-04-18A dense street procession in a busy Indian town. At the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha is carried forward, with a deity murti or ornate figure garlanded in flowers. Many bearers and devotees in orange and white clothing surround it. Above, a white and gold canopy shelters the procession, and numerous umbrellas in blue, yellow, purple and orange are held aloft. Red flags wave throughout the crowd. Onlookers line the roadside, and a gold-decorated vehicle is visible at the upper left. Police in khaki uniforms guide the route, and the scene sits under a crowded street with shops, motorbikes and parked vehicles.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 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A large street procession in Ujjain winds between tree-lined buildings under strings of small bunting flags. Foreground: a white decorated palanquin with gold trim and a red-and-gold canopy at left, carried past uniformed police officers. Many participants wear saffron and orange robes and turbans; some carry long red and orange flags and umbrellas in blue, yellow, green and red. Framed portraits of a long-haired bearded figure with flowing hair are held aloft by marchers near the centre. A white truck with a raised stage and a decorated float with a gold-topped structure sit in the crowd. The procession is watched by onlookers on the street and balconies.2016-04-18Photo 11702204 +1 copies