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A street procession in an Indian town with a large ornate palanquin decorated with marigold garlands, a golden canopy with tassels, and red flags. Several men in white and saffron-coloured clothing stand on and around the palanquin, one wearing a red turban and another a white dhoti with bare upper body. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a beaded necklace sits at the centre of the palanquin. A dense crowd of onlookers fills the street in front, including women in colourful saris and a girl in yellow, with a motorcycle at lower left and shopfronts and power lines behind.

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April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town crowded with onlookers. An ornate golden canopy with tassels and bells shades a decorated palanquin carrying a seated figure in orange-red robes and a red turban. Two bare-chested attendants in white dhotis carry the palanquin poles, with garlands of marigolds draped along the frame. Red flags flank the procession, and a uniformed police officer stands nearby. Many devotees in shirts, saris and a woman in a green sari watch and film. Shopfronts and signboards line the street.2016-04-18A 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.2016-04-18A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town lane, with a decorated palanquin-style carriage at the centre under a gold-fringed canopy draped with marigold garlands. Two priests stand on the carriage: one bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and another in white ritual clothes, both tending the ceremony. Red flags with saffron emblems wave along the procession. Dense onlookers line the street in colourful kurtas, saris and shirts, many photographing with phones. Balconies above are packed with spectators, and a banner on a shop front shows several portrait photographs. No candidate can be confidently identified as the a person from appearance.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Outdoor 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.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town where a flower-decorated golden palanquin with a yellow fringed canopy is carried through a crowd. Two men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, one with a shaved head, stand on the palanquin holding ceremonial objects and gesturing. A man in orange and a man in orange-brown garments stand nearby. Police officers in khaki uniforms with caps line the road, and many devotees in colourful saris and white clothing press forward with hands raised. Saffron and red flags flutter above, and yellow umbrellas and shop fronts with signs line the street.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18