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Elevated view of a dense street procession in an Indian town. At centre, a palanquin or ratha with a large golden-yellow canopy is carried through the crowd, with a figure standing on it in white. Many people in colourful saris, white kurtas and mixed clothing fill the road. Above them are numerous umbrellas in yellow, green, pink, blue and red, plus red flags. Behind, white colonial-style buildings line the street, with a banner and a hoarding showing a portrait and Hindi text on the right. Hundreds of onlookers crowd the pavements.

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April 18 20162016-04-18Elevated view of a dense street procession in an Indian city. A palanquin or ratha-style float with a large yellow-and-white canopy is carried through the crowd, with many umbrellas in pink, green, yellow, blue and red overhead. Saffron-clad sadhus and devotees walk among a large crowd of men and women in colourful saris and salwars, with uniformed police lining the barricades on the left. Red flags are visible, and bunting hangs across the street beneath white colonial-style buildings with arched balconies. A large banner with a portrait is on the right, and a shopfront sign reads Peter England.2016-04-18Aerial view of a dense street procession in an Indian town. Many people in colourful saris, salwar kameez and white dhotis walk among a large crowd, with a decorated palanquin or ratha topped by a yellow canopy at the centre. Dozens of umbrellas in yellow, pink, blue, green and maroon are held aloft, and red and orange flags wave above the crowd. Police officers in khaki uniforms line the route behind yellow barricades. White colonial-style buildings with arched balconies, bunting and banners line the street, and a billboard shows a man in a suit.2016-04-18Street procession in an Indian town on a sunny day, viewed from an elevated position. A decorated palanquin with a white canopy and gold-trimmed structure is carried through a crowd of many people, with a figure in white standing at its front. Numerous coloured umbrellas in red, blue, yellow and pink are held over the procession, and red flags wave among the marchers. Men in white uniforms, possibly police, walk along the left edge. Women in saris in bright colours line the road, and a banner with a portrait of a man in white is hung on a building on the right. White colonial-style buildings line the street under a clear sky.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A crowded street procession in a town centre, seen from an elevated vantage over rubble and broken concrete in the foreground. At centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha with a white and gold canopy and orange and yellow umbrellas moves forward, carrying figures in orange and saffron clothing amid garlands and flags. Red flags and bunting strung across the street frame the scene. Dense crowds of devotees line both sides, many in white and pastel clothes, while uniformed police officers keep the route clear. Multi-storey white colonial-style buildings flank the street.2016-04-18A crowded street procession in an Indian town, viewed from above. At the centre, a decorated ratha or palanquin with a white and gold canopy carries a figure in white and garlands, surrounded by red flags and colourful umbrellas held aloft. Dense crowds of devotees in saris, kurtas and headscarves fill the road and walk alongside, while onlookers stand along shop fronts and balconies of white colonial-style buildings. A large hoarding on the right shows portraits and Hindi text. Straw is piled at the roadside.2016-04-18A large street procession in a crowded Indian city lane lined with buildings and strung bunting in red, yellow and blue. At the centre a decorated palanquin with a white and gold canopy is carried through the street, with a figure in white standing on it beneath the canopy. Surrounding it are many colourful umbrellas in pink, yellow, orange and blue, and red flags carried by marchers. Dense crowds of devotees in white and bright clothing line the road, many raising hands and phones, with police in uniform visible. A tractor and vehicles appear in the background. No individual can be confirmed as a person from appearance here.2016-04-18A large street procession moves through a crowded town road under a bright sky. At the centre, a decorated palanquin with a golden canopy and orange and yellow umbrellas carries figures in saffron and orange robes, with garlands of marigolds hanging from the frame. Men in white dhotis walk alongside, and a flatbed vehicle with a red chassis follows behind. Red and yellow flags wave above the crowd. Uniformed police line the road, and dense crowds of devotees on both sides raise phones to photograph. Shops, shuttered storefronts, parked motorcycles and multi-storey buildings line the street, and a golden decorated vehicle appears at the far left.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18