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A dense crowd fills a narrow market street during a procession, with a decorated palanquin or float at left draped in orange and red fabric and a large ornamental umbrella. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand along the route, some with hands clasped or pointing. Many devotees wear white, orange and saffron clothing and tilaka marks; a woman in a yellow sari and others in bright saris stand among them. Shopfronts, hanging cloth and colourful banners line the street, with large posters of a bearded man in a red-and-gold turban and orange robes hung above the crowd, along with a red event poster. Confetti or petals litter the ground.

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A dense crowd fills a narrow street lined with shops, hanging wires and banners during a procession. In the foreground a man in an orange shirt with a garland and a red sash stands beside a decorated red-and-white float hung with flowers, while uniformed police officers in khaki manage the crowd. Large red banners and hoardings on the buildings show portraits of a saffron-robed figure and text in Hindi and English, and many people in white, orange, yellow and pink clothes line the street and watch from balconies.2016-04-18A crowded street procession in an Indian town. On the left, a decorated float or palanquin with red draping, white and orange fringed cloth, and floral garlands passes through the lane. Uniformed police in khaki with caps and batons line the route and hold back the throng. Dense crowds of men, women in saris and salwar kameez, and children watch from both sides. Red and white hanging banners and a red poster advertising a Divya Jyoti event hang from shopfronts. The ground is scattered with petals and paper.2016-04-18A dense street procession in a narrow Indian town lane lined with multi-storey buildings, hanging wires and crowds on balconies. A decorated ratha-style palanquin with a gold canopy and marigold-style festoons is carried forward, with a white-fringed ceremonial umbrella, red and orange flags, and white horses or yak-tail fans beside it. Uniformed police in khaki line the route, and devotees in white and saffron crowd the street. Printed banners and posters on the buildings show portrait images and Hindi and Marathi text. The central figure on the palanquin is not clearly visible, so no identity is asserted.2016-04-18A dense street procession in a crowded Indian market lane, with a decorated silver palanquin or ratha at left under a fringed red and gold canopy, its bearers in white and saffron. Uniformed police in khaki with peaked caps and lathis walk along the procession route. Large crowds of devotees, many in pink, saffron and white, line both sides of the street, some photographing with phones. Red and orange banners and printed posters hang from shop fronts, including a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". Marigold festoons decorate the top left. Shopfronts and signboards crowd the background.2016-04-18A dense street procession through a crowded Indian town lane lined with shops and buildings. Decorated carts with yellow and red canopies and gold-trimmed structures move down the road, one with a large drum visible in the lower left foreground. A man in an orange kurta walks near the front of the procession among many onlookers, police in khaki uniforms guiding the crowd, and many people in mixed attire, including women in saris and salwar kameez, press along both sides. Hanging banners and signboards advertise jewellers and businesses, and orange flags hang from upper balconies. A dark-haired man in an orange kurta is prominent beside the carts, but no clear identity is established from appearance.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A crowded street procession in an Indian town, with a decorated silver palanquin or ratha carried through narrow lanes lined with shops and onlookers. A man in a white shirt holds a red and white umbrella over the carriage, and several uniformed police officers walk alongside. Red flags and marigold-garlanded canopies fly above, and a large portrait banner of a bearded man with long hair hangs on a pole at left, its printed caption not fully readable. Many people fill the road and balconies, some in saffron and white attire.2016-04-18A street procession in a crowded Indian town fills a narrow lane lined with shops, signboards and hanging orange and red flags. At the centre, a decorated ratha or palanquin with a silver-trimmed base, red canopy and a white-fringed umbrella is carried forward, with a figure in white and orange seated on its raised platform and attendants in white garments around it. Many devotees in saffron, white and bright clothing press along both sides, while uniformed police officers in khaki walk through the crowd. Red and white banners and a portrait billboard reading Paramahamsa Nithyananda are visible on the right. Crowd count is large, roughly 100+ people visible.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession in a crowded Indian market lane, with many people packed on both sides and in the road. Multiple ornate umbrellas with scalloped fringes in red, blue, orange, green and pink are carried aloft over the crowd, alongside tall red flags on poles. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand among the crowd and along the roadside. Shop fronts display signs including a banner reading Paramahamsa Nithyananda and a poster bearing a portrait with that caption, plus Hindi-language signage for havan puja and marriage services. Devotees in saffron and white clothing walk among the umbrella bearers, and a white vehicle with a person banner is visible in the crowd.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18