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A festival procession winds down a narrow town street lined with spectators. Umbrellas in red, blue and yellow with bright patterns shelter a decorated palanquin draped in marigold garlands and a white cloth canopy. Men and women in white clothing and saffron-orange shawls walk alongside, some carrying yellow and red umbrellas. Yellow bunting and a multi-storey temple gopuram with painted deity figures frame the street. The crowd is dense on both sides, with women in colourful saris and children watching from the edges.

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February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02April 18 20162016-04-18Aerial view of a street procession in an Indian town. A large ornate palanquin or ratha with a white and gold canopy, decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands, carries a deity murti and is pulled forward by a ceremonial cart. Many colourful umbrellas in orange, blue, red and pink are held above the crowd, and red flags are carried along both sides. Police in khaki uniforms walk alongside, and a dense crowd of devotees in saffron, white and bright dresses presses along the road, with many raising hands or phones. Parked white cars and motorbikes line the street, and a tractor with a red body is at the lower right.2016-04-18February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Aerial view of a street procession in a town, with a white-canopied palanquin carried along a narrow road lined with onlookers. Four large umbrellas in orange, green, blue and yellow with peacock-style motifs shade the palanquin. Men in white dhotis and orange-robed attendants walk alongside, and a seated figure in orange robes sits within the palanquin. Yellow and orange marigold garlands and yellow bunting decorate the route, and a decorated ratha stands in the background among crowds of devotees in white, blue and pink clothing.2007-02-02An elevated view of a crowded village street during a procession. Multiple decorated chariots or palanquins with colourful umbrella-like canopies and draped fabric move down the road, pulled and accompanied by a large crowd. Men in white dhotis and shirts and some in saffron cloth walk near the carts, while women in colourful saris and onlookers line the street, with yellow pennant bunting strung across the lane. Two-storey whitewashed buildings with ornate deity figures on balconies frame the scene, with palm trees and tiled roofs beyond. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no identity is asserted.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02