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A dense crowd of men, women and children fills a narrow market street, viewed from above. Many people wear white or pastel shirts, saris and salwar kameez in pink, teal and red, and several men wear orange or saffron turbans. Uniformed police in khaki stand at the front, one holding a rope barrier, while a man in a red shirt and cap stands near the left. Shop fronts display colourful fabrics and a shop sign reads Shraddha Jewels. Scattered confetti or petals lie on the road.

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A dense crowd fills a narrow market street lined with shops and hanging cloth, seen from an elevated vantage point. Many men and women press together, with women in colourful saris and salwar kameez, men in shirts and trousers, and several people wearing orange or yellow headbands and shawls. Some hold up mobile phones and some raise hands. Shopfronts display signage and draped fabrics overhead, and a metal railing sits in the lower foreground.2016-04-18A dense street procession through a crowded Indian town lane lined with shops and buildings. Decorated carts with yellow and red canopies and gold-trimmed structures move down the road, one with a large drum visible in the lower left foreground. A man in an orange kurta walks near the front of the procession among many onlookers, police in khaki uniforms guiding the crowd, and many people in mixed attire, including women in saris and salwar kameez, press along both sides. Hanging banners and signboards advertise jewellers and businesses, and orange flags hang from upper balconies. A dark-haired man in an orange kurta is prominent beside the carts, but no clear identity is established from appearance.2016-04-18A dense, crowded street scene viewed from above, filled with many people pressing together between shop fronts. Men wear white and pastel shirts, women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, teal, yellow and red, and several people have orange or yellow markings on their foreheads. Some hold up mobile phones. Signboards and colourful cloth hang from shop fronts above the crowd.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street crowd fills a narrow market lane viewed from an elevated position, with many men and women in white shirts, saris, salwar kameez and colourful headscarves pressing together. A yellow balloon floats above the heads. Shopfronts line the lane, including one signboard reading Ishaan Jewellers and another reading Burhani Interprize. A printed portrait on a banner at upper left shows a robed figure with long hair, and a red-and-white banner shows another portrait; these are printed images, not physical people. A wooden barricade rail is visible at lower left.2016-04-18A dense crowd fills a narrow street lined with shops, hanging wires and banners during a procession. In the foreground a man in an orange shirt with a garland and a red sash stands beside a decorated red-and-white float hung with flowers, while uniformed police officers in khaki manage the crowd. Large red banners and hoardings on the buildings show portraits of a saffron-robed figure and text in Hindi and English, and many people in white, orange, yellow and pink clothes line the street and watch from balconies.2016-04-18A dense crowd of many hundreds of people fills a narrow market street, seen from above, with shops behind them. Men wear white kurtas, checked shirts and caps, while women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, teal, purple and yellow, many with headscarves. Some people hold up mobile phones and cameras. Shop signs and colourful cloth hangings line the street, with overhead wires strung across the scene. The crowd presses forward tightly as if waiting for something at the front.2016-04-18A dense street procession in an Indian town crowded with onlookers. A yellow ceremonial umbrella with fringed edging is held over a palanquin or covered carriage at left, carried by a man in white clothes. Uniformed police in khaki stand in a line along the front, and a photographer with a camera and orange lanyard stands among them. Many devotees in shirts and kurtas have orange-yellow tilak marks on their foreheads. Tall red and white flags rise at left, and large banners with a portrait and printed text hang from shopfronts behind the crowd.2016-04-18A dense outdoor crowd packed behind a rope barrier on a city street, photographed from an elevated angle. Many people wear pale shirts, pastel salwar kameez and saris, with a few men in saffron or orange head cloths and some with orange tilak marks on their foreheads. A uniformed police officer in dark uniform and cap stands in the lower left foreground. Several elderly men in white kurtas stand near the centre. Signboards in Hindi are visible on the upper right wall.2016-04-18A dense street procession in a crowded Indian market lane, with a decorated silver palanquin or ratha at left under a fringed red and gold canopy, its bearers in white and saffron. Uniformed police in khaki with peaked caps and lathis walk along the procession route. Large crowds of devotees, many in pink, saffron and white, line both sides of the street, some photographing with phones. Red and orange banners and printed posters hang from shop fronts, including a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". Marigold festoons decorate the top left. Shopfronts and signboards crowd the background.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18