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A street procession in a small Indian town, with a crowd filling the road under strings of yellow and green bunting. At the centre, an ornately decorated float with a domed, multicoloured canopy carries a seated figure in orange and saffron clothing and a maroon head covering, with an arrangement of flowers before it. Ahead, a large float draped in red and orange cloth and strung with flower garlands is carried along. Drummers in white at the left and many onlookers in white, red and pastel clothes, several in pink or red turbans, line the route. Shopfronts and a PEPSI sign appear behind. The figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no ceremonial identity is asserted.

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A dense outdoor procession moves down a dusty village street lined with crowds, many in white clothing. Colourful striped and patterned umbrellas or canopies are carried above a decorated palanquin or chariot-like float at centre, draped in flower garlands and flanked by yellow bunting strung between buildings. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari and a man in a saffron shawl walk among devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, one man wearing a white turban. Older buildings with colonnaded facades and a partly painted advertising wall frame the scene. Behind the float, a sign reads Pepsi. The people appear to be part of a religious procession, though no specific individual can be identified from appearance.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A large outdoor procession moves down a dusty street in a small town, with a dense crowd of hundreds of people in white dhotis and kurtas, many men with white caps. Several drummers play large drums and a horn player walks among them. Above the street hang strings of yellow flags and colourful umbrellas mark a decorated palanquin or ratha in the distance. Behind, a yellow Kannada banner and a Pepsi sign line the roadside shops and concrete buildings under a clear blue sky. No single figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance here, so no in-person candidate is named.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A large street procession crowds a town road lined with strings of yellow and green pennant flags. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk shoulder to shoulder, some playing large drums slung over their shoulders and one man blowing a long wind instrument. Colourful striped umbrellas and a decorated palanquin with flower garlands move above the crowd, and a figure in a red shirt with a white waist pouch stands near the centre. Behind them are shopfronts with signboards in Kannada script and a Pepsi advertisement, with a church-like tower visible above the rooftops. Hundreds of people fill the frame.2007-02-02A dense street procession in a small Indian town fills the road, with a crowd of many hundreds of men, women and children moving past two-storey concrete buildings. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts, and several carry long wooden staffs or drums. Colourful striped and red-and-gold umbrellas, a decorated palanquin draped with garlands, and yellow bunting strung across the street form the ceremonial centre. A large yellow hoarding advertises a Kumbh festival event. Whether any particular figure is a person cannot be established from appearance here.2007-02-02A dense outdoor procession moves down a dusty street lined with a large crowd of devotees, many in white clothes and some in saffron or orange shawls. Above the crowd, a decorated ratha or palanquin with a white canopy and colourful umbrellas is carried through the street, and yellow streamers and festive decorations hang across the road. Shopfronts and older multistorey buildings frame the scene. Several figures in orange-saffron garments walk near the front, but no individual can be confidently identified from appearance. Many people fill the frame, with more visible in the background, so the count is well above one hundred.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02