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A dense street procession packed with a large crowd of people walking along a busy Indian town road. Red flags on tall poles stand out against orange and blue parasols over ornate palanquin-style vehicles, one decorated with gold and red canopy. Several golden deity murti figures are carried on platforms. Men in white shirts, kurtas and dhotis walk alongside women in saffron and light saris. A pink cotton candy stall is visible at right, and shops with signboards line the street. A large pink-and-white banner with a portrait is at right, with a board in Hindi reading a city name.

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A dense street procession moves through a crowded Indian town. Ornate golden palanquins and chariots carry deity murtis and decorated figures, topped with blue and red canopies and surrounded by flower garlands. Many red flags on poles line the procession. Hundreds of people in white kurtas, shirts, saris and colourful turbans walk along the road, with bystanders on balconies above. A large framed portrait of a shaved-headed man in orange and white robes is carried on a pole at right, and a sign above reads Rajdhani Mobile Repairing. Shops, signboards and power lines line the street.2016-04-18A dense crowd fills a busy street during a procession. Ornate ratha or palanquin-style floats with gilded canopies in orange, red and pink umbrellas carry deity murtis and decorated figures. Many red flags are held aloft. Men in white kurtas and shirts, women in saris and headscarves, and people in red and blue clothing press together among the floats. A tall portrait banner with a bearded elder in saffron-toned attire hangs at the right edge beside shop signs. Another sign reads Rajdhani mobile repairing.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a crowded market road lined with shops and signboards. A decorated ratha or palanquin-style float with marigold and multicoloured garland swags is topped by a canopy, and red flags with a printed portrait flutter along both sides. A large crowd of men in shirts and dhotis, plus women in saris, fills the foreground, with many raising mobile phones. Foreground figures are dark-haired men in light shirts, and a person in orange near the float holds flowers. Shop banners, a mobile repair sign and a pink cotton candy stall frame the scene.2016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a city road lined with a large crowd. Many people in the foreground, some in police and uniformed security caps, walk and press forward, and many raise mobile phones to photograph. Red saffron-coloured flags on poles flutter above, alongside ornate golden and pink, red and blue decorative parasols carried over the procession. A decorated palanquin or ratha with a golden canopy and garlands is visible in the background. A banner on the right shows a portrait of an elderly bearded man in saffron-toned clothing, with Hindi text. A loudspeaker sits on a truck at left, and shop signs line the street.2016-04-18