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A street procession in an Indian town crowded with onlookers. Central focus is a decorated float or palanquin draped with orange and yellow marigold garlands and topped by a cream umbrella canopy with fringe. Red and orange flags and strings of multicoloured bunting cross the street. Several large silver loudspeaker horns are mounted on the float. Men in white kurtas and dhotis walk near the float, and a man in white with an orange cloth sits at the front of the float playing drums. Parked vehicles, an ambulance and shop signboards with portrait photos line the background.

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Outdoor street procession under bright sun with a crowd lining the road. Center is a decorated palanquin-style float beneath a cream canopy with orange and gold fringe, draped with marigold garlands and strung with multicolored triangular bunting in red, green, purple, yellow and orange. Red ceremonial flags flutter beside it. Nearby, a man in a white shirt raises his arm toward the float. Behind, people in white dhotis and orange cloth stand near a silver-white animal-headed vehicle, and a second ornate golden umbrella canopy is visible at right. A white ambulance and parked cars line the street behind the crowd.2016-04-18A street procession moves through a crowded town road lined with strings of triangular pennant flags in red, orange, green, blue, purple and pink. Many colourful fringed umbrellas in yellow, orange, green, blue and red shade the crowd. At the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha is covered with garlands, with a tall white canopy on top; a figure in white and saffron clothing stands near it. Red flags wave along the sides, and police officers in khaki uniforms walk beside the procession. Parked vehicles, an ambulance and a tree line the roadside, and many people in mixed clothing watch or follow.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town fills most of the frame, with many colourful umbrellas and canopies in red, orange, blue, green and pink carried over a palanquin-like float. Garlands of orange and yellow marigolds hang from the central float, and a bald man in an orange-and-white ceremonial garment stands near the middle of the procession with a bead necklace. Red and orange flags and strings of purple, green, orange and blue triangular bunting stretch across the street. Behind them are white vans, an ambulance, parked cars and onlookers, with a shop billboard showing a man's portrait at the upper centre. Flower-decorated silver trays and attendants in white clothes are visible along the lower right.2016-04-18A street procession with a decorated ratha or palanquin-style float carried through a crowded road lined with parked vehicles and an ambulance. Multicoloured triangular bunting strings span the street. Above the float is a fringed golden canopy, and many coloured umbrellas in yellow, green, blue and orange shade the crowd. Red and orange flags fly from poles. Garlands of marigolds hang on the float. Several men in white dhoti and shirts walk beside it, and uniformed police officers stand along the route. A pedestrian crowd fills the foreground.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession moves through a crowded town road under strings of multicoloured triangular pennants in purple, green, orange and blue. At the centre, a decorated palanquin with a white canopy and a saffron-fringed cover is hung with marigold garlands and carries a brass-fitted structure. Attendants in white dhotis and bare-shouldered clothing walk beside it, and red flags and colourful parasols in yellow, blue and green surround the procession. Parked cars, a van and onlookers line the road, and a shop front behind shows portrait posters.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Dense street procession with a decorated palanquin-style float at centre, carried on a green-and-red canopy structure. A figure in orange and gold sits within the float under a large ornate umbrella, while attendants in white stand around it. Many red, yellow and blue ceremonial umbrellas and red flags fill the frame above a large crowd of devotees and onlookers, many holding phones and raising hands. Motorcycles and a loudspeaker stand are visible along the road, with a tree-lined background and a painted deity figure on a float at the left edge.2016-04-18A street procession moves through a crowded city road under bright daylight. At centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha carries a large white canopy with fringed trim, garlanded with orange and white flower strands, and topped with a gold finial. Red and saffron flags flutter alongside. Many people walk among multicoloured umbrellas in yellow, red, blue, orange and pink, and strings of small pennant flags stretch overhead. Parked white vans, a white ambulance with red markings and cars line the roadside, and a gilded carriage with golden lion figures is visible at left.2016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22