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A dense street procession moves through a tree-lined road under strings of triangular pennants in orange, green, red and purple. Several decorated ratha chariots and palanquins with canopies rise above the crowd, including a gold canopied vehicle with a deity murti on the left. Large crowds of men and women in white kurtas, saffron and red saris and shawls press forward. Red flags flutter over the procession, while colourful umbrellas in pink, red and yellow shade some people. Motorcycles are parked along the roadside and a row of shops with signboards lines the right side.

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Aerial view of a dense street procession in an Indian town, with a large crowd of people filling the road. Many colourful umbrellas in red, orange, yellow, green, pink and blue are carried above marchers, and many red flags wave among them. Strings of multicoloured bunting stretch across the street between trees and buildings. Men in white kurtas and dhotis walk alongside uniformed police officers in khaki, and a red bus and a decorated vehicle are visible. Some participants wear ornate costumes with bright headdresses and a small domed shrine stands at the roadside.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A festive street procession in a town lined with strings of triangular bunting in orange, green, purple and yellow. Dense crowds of people in saffron, orange and white clothing fill the road. Red flags on tall poles wave above, and many colourful open umbrellas in blue, pink, yellow, green and red shade the procession. A decorated vehicle in the foreground carries a man in orange garments. Further along, an ornate palanquin or deity float is carried with a canopy, and a white truck marked PALLAV follows. Trees and small shops with rooftops frame the street, and a large terracotta pot stands on a pillar at right.2016-04-18A large outdoor procession moves down a tree-lined street under strings of multicolored pennant flags. Several ornate, gold-and-canopied palanquins or ratha-style carriages carry decorated deity murti, with a golden figure of a bull or animal mount visible on the left. Red flags on tall poles and umbrellas in yellow, pink and blue fill the scene. A dense crowd of devotees in white kurtas, sarees and caps walks alongside, many holding up phones, while motorcycles are parked at the front edge. A traffic signal stands at left.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession in an Indian city crowd. Two decorated ratha-style palanquins carry deity murtis under ornate umbrella canopies with red, orange and yellow fabric, garlands and floral decoration. Many devotees and onlookers fill the road, some on motorcycles and scooters. Strings of multicoloured pennant flags stretch overhead among trees, and red flags line the procession route. Shops and billboards stand along the roadside.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18