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A dense street procession in a crowded Indian town market lane. A large decorated palanquin topped with an orange-and-gold canopy is carried forward through the crowd. Many red flags on tall poles and colourful parasol-style umbrellas in red, pink, yellow, blue and green rise above the people. A tall painted banner on the right shows a standing saint in saffron and orange robes. Barricades line the left edge, and rows of motorcycles and market stalls fill the street. Sign boards read Australia and a Nithyananda banner with a flag of Australia is carried in front. Many devotees in white, orange and mixed clothing fill the street, including men with red-and-white turbans and women in saris. Crowd size is large, well beyond a hundred visible people.

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A dense street procession moves through a crowded market lane lined with shops, strung bunting and a tall painted banner of a robed saint. Many devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing walk beneath a canopy of colourful umbrellas in yellow, blue, magenta and deep purple with fringed edges, while red flags are carried high. Several uniformed police officers line the route beside yellow metal barricades, and a crowd presses along the sides. A man in a white shirt with a saffron shawl stands at the front of the group with his hands together. No identifiable a person is visibly present.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense outdoor street procession in a crowded Indian town. A large golden palanquin with a navy-blue canopy and red floral garlands is carried through the street, with a figure in saffron-orange and white cloth standing on it. Around it, men in white dhotis and white caps walk, and a man in white shirt and red shawl gestures. Many red and yellow umbrellas and red flags on poles fill the scene above a large crowd of onlookers, some holding phones. A flag reading Australia is visible, and a tall painted banner of a saint stands in the background beside shops and a Pritam signboard.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22A crowded street procession in an Indian town, viewed from above. A large golden palanquin with a red canopy and a golden lion-form base is carried forward, with a small golden deity murti or figure seated on it, decorated with flower garlands. Red and orange flags fly around it, and devotees in white and saffron walk alongside. A banner reads Nithyananda Sangha Singapore. Crowds line the street and gather behind yellow metal barricades, while parked motorcycles, shops, bunting and a tent-covered stall fill the background. Many onlookers hold up phones to photograph the procession.2016-04-18A large street procession moves through a crowded Indian town road lined with shops, parked motorcycles, bunting and red-and-saffron flags. At the centre, a gold-and-blue canopied palanquin carries a white-robed elderly man seated beside a deity murti adorned with white garlands; he wears a white dhoti and shawl and holds a stick, and a golden ratha-like chariot with a gold-trimmed canopy is decorated with flowers. Several white-clad devotees walk beside it, and dense crowds line barricades on both sides, with some people standing on the yellow barriers. A tall banner on the right shows a painted saint-like figure.2016-04-18A dense street procession crowds a narrow urban road lined with shops and parked motorcycles. Many people wear white and saffron clothing, and several umbrella-like canopies in orange, red, blue and yellow with mirrored trim are carried over the crowd. Red flags wave above the procession, and a large saffron-and-gold ceremonial palanquin or float is visible near the centre. Uniformed police officers walk among devotees, and yellow metal barricades line the left edge. A tall banner with a robed saffron-clad figure hangs above the street. Strings of bunting cross overhead. A large crowd of people, including many devotees in white and orange, fills the scene.2016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18