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A street procession in a crowded Indian town. A decorated palanquin covered with marigold and white flower garlands, with saffron and gold draping, is carried forward. A bald priest in an orange-brown dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands on the palanquin, while white-clad attendants in white dhotis walk beside it. Red flags on poles wave above the crowd. Many people press around, several holding up phones to film. Women wear red and pink saris, and men wear shirts and caps. Shopfronts and hanging wires line the street, with a painted billboard of faces at the top left.

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April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in an Indian city. A golden canopy umbrella with marigold and white flower garlands and hanging bells sits atop a decorated palanquin-style float carried by men. A bald priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands on the float, raising his arms, beside a man in white dhoti with bare chest and a cloth wrap. Men wave red flags with saffron emblems, and a crowd of onlookers in red and striped shirts and a uniformed police officer lines the road, many photographing with phones. Pink and white multi-storey buildings, hanging wires and shop signs frame the street.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town. A decorated ratha or palanquin carries a seated figure under an orange and blue canopy hung with tassels, its sides wrapped in garlands of marigolds. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a shoulder bag stands on the cart, one hand raised. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a rope. Uniformed police officers with caps line the route, and red flags with saffron emblems flutter overhead. Many devotees press in from the foreground, some raising hands in greeting, others in white or pastel shirts. Shopfronts and power lines frame the street.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession on a decorated ratha chariot, its horse-head front and wooden body wrapped in white and orange marigold garlands. A large gold-fringed umbrella and an orange parasol shade a seated figure in a red turban and orange garments. Two men in white dhoti and shawl, one bare-chested with a red waist cloth, stand at the chariot holding long red flags and an umbrella pole. A crowd of devotees and uniformed police line the road, with a banner on a building behind.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in a crowded town with a golden-yellow canopy umbrella over a richly decorated palanquin draped in orange and marigold garlands. Several people ride on the palanquin: a bald man in orange robes with rudraksha beads and a shawl sits near the front, and a man in a red-orange turban sits beside him, while a man in white dhoti stands at the rear holding the structure. Crowds on the street raise their hands in greeting and phone cameras, and red flags line the procession. Balconies above are packed with onlookers and buildings display hanging marigold garlands.2016-04-18Outdoor street procession with a golden palanquin carried through a crowd. A seated figure in red and gold garments sits on a gold-framed throne beneath a yellow fringed canopy and a blue parasol, decorated with orange marigold garlands and hanging bells. A bare-chested attendant in white dhoti holds the canopy pole, and a shaven-headed man in orange-saffron cloth with rudraksha mala stands at right. Uniformed police in khaki line the route, holding a rope, while red flags wave and devotees and onlookers press close. People watch from a balcony above a white building.2016-04-18