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A street procession in a town lined with white multi-storey buildings and balconies crowded with onlookers. Many colourful umbrellas in yellow, pink, red, blue and green are carried above a dense group of participants, most wearing white dhotis and kurtas, while others wear saffron or orange clothing. Red flags are held aloft, and some marchers carry red flags on poles. Police in khaki uniforms walk along the route beside the crowd, and spectators watch from rooftops, the street and a nearby tree. A decorated palanquin or ratha canopy is visible toward the middle of the procession. A blue road sign reads 'No Parking' style prohibition text in the lower right.

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April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession moves through a narrow urban lane lined with white multi-storey buildings with balconies, shop signs and hanging banners. Many marchers in white dhotis and orange or saffron clothing walk beneath umbrellas in yellow, red, pink, blue and green. Red flags flutter above the crowd, and a decorated palanquin or ratha with a golden canopy is visible in the distance. Drummers and uniformed police line the route, while onlookers stand on balconies and along the roadside. Watermarked archive photo with a shop-side banner visible.2016-04-18A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town lane lined with white multi-storey buildings and shopfronts. Many colourful umbrellas in pink, red, yellow, green and blue are carried above marchers. Red and orange flags wave among them. Men in white kurtas and saffron or orange sashes and turbans walk near a palanquin-style canopy, and uniformed police officers line the route. Onlookers fill balconies and the roadside. A drum is visible in the foreground. Large banner text is visible on the left and right edges.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town moves between multi-storey white buildings, with a crowd lining the road and people on balconies. At the centre, a decorated palanquin with a golden canopy is carried by men in white dhotis and orange shawls, surrounded by many red, blue, pink, green and yellow umbrellas and red flags. Uniformed police officers walk along the procession. On the left, a red flag bears a portrait of a smiling bearded man in an orange turban, and a red banner reads Nitya Kirtan, Nitya Puja evam Havan, Nitya Annadan. Drums and ceremonial attendants in white and saffron accompany the chariot. The procession is a ratha or palanquin procession with devotees and umbrellas.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town fills a narrow road lined with white multi-storey buildings and shopfronts. Many robed participants in saffron and orange garments walk beneath colourful parasols in pink, red, blue, yellow and green, while red flags on tall poles rise through the crowd. Uniformed police officers line the route and bystanders watch from balconies and the roadside. Further ahead an ornate golden palanquin or ratha carries a decorated figure under a gilded canopy. A hanging banner on the left shows a painted figure in red. Vehicles and onlookers fill the background, and the scene reads as a religious procession.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a crowded market lane in Ujjain, with many people packed along both sides and filling the road. Red flags and saffron-and-white umbrellas rise above the crowd, and a decorated golden palanquin-style float with an ornate canopy sits at the upper left. Men in white kurtas and dhotis, some in red and orange turbans, walk near the procession, while women in saris and salwar kameez stand among onlookers. Market shops with colourful umbrellas and hanging goods line the street beside pale multi-storey buildings. The image is a photo of the procession scene.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town crowded with onlookers. Many devotees in white dhotis and saffron or orange clothing carry bright red, yellow, pink and purple umbrellas and red flags on poles. Behind them a decorated palanquin or ratha topped with yellow and orange canopies is carried through the road, with uniformed police officers lining the route and parked white vans visible. On the left a large red banner reads a Hindi and English-script message. Multi-storey buildings with signboards line the street, and a red fire engine and a bus are visible in the background.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Aerial view of a festival procession moving down a busy town street lined with white multi-storey buildings and shopfronts. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas and saffron-orange robes walk in the crowd, some carrying red and saffron flags on poles. Several colourful parasols in red, pink, blue, green and yellow are held above the procession. A decorated float or palanquin with yellow and orange canopy is visible near the front, with police in khaki uniforms lining the roadway. Drummers carry drums on the right, and spectators watch from the pavement and balconies. A large red roadside banner with a portrait and Hindi text stands at the left edge.2016-04-18A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town lane lined with multi-storey shops and signboards. Sannyasi-style participants in white dhotis and orange shawls walk beneath a long row of coloured umbrellas in red, pink, blue, yellow and green, carrying red flags on poles. An ornate golden palanquin or chariot with orange canopy is visible in the back centre, surrounded by uniformed police. Spectators in orange and saffron stand along the roadside and balconies. A large red banner in the left foreground carries Hindi text. Several dozen people are visible in the scene.2016-04-18