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A street procession in an Indian town moves past multi-storey buildings with shop signs. Uniformed police in khaki with caps and batons walk alongside, and volunteers in yellow t-shirts with lanyards guide the crowd. Behind them a decorated open vehicle carries a seated figure in a golden-trimmed setting under a gold canopy, with red flags on tall poles and marigold garlands. A man in saffron robes walks ahead, and white-clad attendants accompany the ratha. A tractor at the right carries men in white and checked shirts. Spectators line the street, some waving.

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A street procession in an Indian town. A flower-decorated float with a golden canopy and red flags is pulled by a tractor along a crowded road. On the float, a man in white dhoti and shawl stands beside another figure in saffron and white, and garlands hang from the structure. In front, a saffron-robed sadhu with a bare shaved head and rudraksha beads walks among men in white and officers in khaki uniforms with lathis. Two men in yellow t-shirts with ID lanyards walk alongside. Shops and multi-storey buildings line the street under a bright sky.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Outdoor street procession on a dusty road with a crowd of onlookers. At center, a decorated ratha or palanquin-style float with a golden canopy umbrella and garlands of flowers under it, carried by a tractor-towed platform. Several people stand on the float: a figure in a maroon and gold dhoti-style garment at the front, and figures in white and orange nearby. Red-and-orange flags flutter along the route. Uniformed police officers in khaki with caps and a police man holding a long stick guide the crowd. Men in white shirts, a woman in a red sari-type outfit, and spectators in mixed clothing line the street. A large tree shades the road and a tall gopuram-style temple tower stands in the background.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town passes between white multi-storey buildings. At the centre, a decorated ratha or palanquin draped in marigold garlands and topped by a gold-fringed canopy is carried forward. Red flags with a printed portrait of a man with long hair and an orange turban fly on poles beside it. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk around the cart, and police in khaki uniforms guide the crowd. Umbrellas in yellow, red and blue shade the procession. A large crowd of men and women, some in saris and salwar kameez, watches from the roadside. A printed banner hangs on a building to the right.2016-04-18Street procession in an Indian town. A decorated open cart with a golden canopy, red flags and garlands of white and orange flowers is pulled along the road. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside, one holding a long stick. Several men in white dhotis and a saffron-robed sannyasi with a rudraksha mala walk beside the cart. A man in saffron stands on the cart beneath the canopy holding a red flag, while others in white dhotis assist. Shops and multi-storey buildings line the street, and a crowd gathers at the left edge.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18