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Outdoor street procession in a crowded city lane. A gilded ornate palanquin or ratha, heavily decorated with marigold garlands, is carried under golden and orange parasols. Several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with orange-red cloths, walk beside it. Many red flags with saffron emblems are raised. Uniformed police officers stand along the edge. Devotees and onlookers press close, one man in a blue shirt photographing with a phone. Multi-storey buildings with balconies and spectators line the street.

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A street procession in an Indian town crowded with onlookers, many raising mobile phones to photograph. A large gold-and-yellow canopy umbrella and a decorated palanquin or ratha with garlands and marigold strings carry several men in white dhotis and saffron-and-red sashes. Red and orange flags fly along the procession route, and yellow and red parasols shade the crowd. In the background, men in white stand on a balcony of a white multi-storey building above the street.2016-04-18Street procession in a crowded urban lane with a decorated palanquin carried by bare-chested men in white dhotis. The palanquin is festooned with orange marigold garlands and has a gold canopy overhead, with red and yellow umbrellas and red flags held aloft. Dense crowds of men in shirts and women in saris line the street, many raising cameras and phones. Residents watch from balconies of multi-storey buildings, and a banner hangs on one facade.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 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.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town crowds around a decorated palanquin-style float heavily garlanded with orange marigold flowers and draped with greenery. A large ornate umbrella with fringe shades the float, and several yellow, red and maroon umbrellas rise above the crowd. Several people in white and off-white ceremonial garments stand on the float, one holding an object near the top, while red saffron-coloured flags with a golden emblem fly on poles. Dense onlookers in shirts and saris reach up, raise phones and watch from the roadside beside a multi-storey building. Printed names on the flags and storefront are not legible here.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian city crowd. In the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha topped by a gold umbrella canopy and draped with marigold garlands moves forward. Several men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies stand on and around the platform, some raising hands in greeting. Large red flags with yellow emblems and orange and yellow parasols surround the procession. A dense crowd of spectators, many holding up mobile phones to film, lines the street beneath multi-storey buildings where people watch from balconies.2016-04-18A festival procession on a street lined with onlookers. A large ornate palanquin decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands, bells and tassels is carried forward under a golden canopy umbrella. Two men in white dhoti and shawl, one with a dark wrap and rudraksha-style necklaces, stand on the palanquin; a man in white with a camera steps forward at the front. Red and saffron flags, yellow and orange parasols, and uniformed police line the route, with a dense crowd in the foreground.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town moves through a crowded lane lined with multi-storey buildings and balconies filled with onlookers. At the centre, a golden ornate palanquin with a gold-fringed canopy and hanging bells is decorated with marigold and white garlands. Seated figures in saffron and red robes sit inside, while a man in white dhoti holds a yellow parasol and another in white dhoti stands with a bare upper body and rudraksha mala. Uniformed police officers in khaki and a soldier in camouflage cap manage the crowd, and red flags flutter nearby. Several onlookers in the foreground hold up phones to photograph the procession.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18