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A street procession in an Indian town. A decorated palanquin draped with garlands and marigolds, topped by a gold and orange canopy, is carried by bare-chested men in white dhotis and sashes. Several red flags wave above the crowd, and uniformed police officers line the road. A dense crowd of people in colourful saris, shirts and caps, including a woman in a purple sari and men in blue and white, presses around the procession. Shops and signboards stand along the roadside under trees.

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A street procession on a decorated chariot-like palanquin with a golden canopy umbrella and an orange fabric canopy, draped and garlanded with marigold and white flower strings. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand on the palanquin, one wearing a red-and-gold turban, holding its poles, while a man on the left side reaches up. Crowds of men and a few women in saris line the road, many with raised hands, and uniformed police officers walk alongside. Red flags with a portrait printed on one flag wave among the crowd, and a parked black SUV and roadside shops with signboards appear behind. Trees and a water tank are visible in the background.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town crowded with onlookers. A decorated palanquin carried on poles is draped with marigold garlands and a golden canopy, topped by an orange umbrella. Two men in white dhotis, bare-chested and wearing garlands, stand on the palanquin and hold its poles, with a red banner flag and white-shirted police officers in dark uniforms lining the route. Crowd members in green, maroon, blue and checked shirts press close, some with raised phones, and a blue umbrella shades part of the scene. Buildings with signboards 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.2016-04-18May 21 20162016-05-21April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18May 21 20162016-05-21