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A crowded street procession in an Indian town, with a decorated palanquin under a gold-fringed canopy topped by orange umbrellas and tall red flags. Saffron-robed figures ride on the palanquin, and in front a man in an orange robe and white dhoti walks with a staff. Police in khaki stand along yellow barricades holding back a dense crowd of devotees in mixed colours. Strings of marigold garlands drape the palanquin and the flag poles, and bunting is strung across the street above shops and a 'LIVE' camera setup at right.

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A dense street procession moves through a crowded Indian town market lined with shops, hanging festive pennants and parked motorcycles. At the centre, a decorated float with a gold canopy and red and orange umbrellas carries a seated figure in orange robes, flanked by large red flags on poles. Garlanded attendants in white and saffron stand around the float, and uniformed police in khaki manage barricades and the throng. Many onlookers in yellow, blue and white clothes press forward, some photographing with phones and cameras. A dark red vehicle is visible at lower right.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession in an Indian city market, with a large crowd of spectators and police lining a barricaded road under bunting. A tractor-drawn ornate float with a marigold-garlanded canopy and red cloth carries robed figures in orange and white. Red flags on poles flank the procession, and an orange umbrella and a blue-canopied seat are visible in front. A tall banner shows a saint-like figure in orange robes. Market stalls with umbrellas line the street. Two people sit under the red canopy near the float, one in orange with a shaved or bare head. Other figures in the float wear white and orange. a person's presence is not established from appearance, so no candidate is confirmed.2016-04-18A street procession in a crowded Indian market town. A decorated ratha-style vehicle with a marigold-garlanded canopy and red-and-white festoons leads, with red flags on poles. Seated on the float, a man in a white dhoti and white garment wears a garland and sits beside women in saffron and orange saris. Many devotees in orange and white crowd around the float, and a tractor with a red body follows at right. Onlookers line the street, some photographing from motorbikes and balconies. Shops, parked motorcycles and a large banner with a portrait sit above the scene. Yellow barricades separate the crowd from the procession.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18