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A dense street procession moves through a crowded Indian market lane lined with colourful umbrellas and stalls. In the centre, a man in white clothes and a magenta turban, wearing a large garland, walks beside a golden-yellow ceremonial umbrella. Behind him, people in white and orange robes carry red flags and parasols. Many onlookers in shirts, saris and headscarves fill the street and watch from both sides.

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A dense street procession moves through a crowded Indian market lane. Two saffron-robed sadhus in the centre lead the group, the front figure bald with an orange shawl over his shoulders and the second wearing an orange robe and white dhoti, both holding a stick. Behind them a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a red sash walks beside a woman in a red sari. Above them, orange, blue and silver parasols are raised, and a tall red flag with a pole is carried at the right. Many people in white kurtas, dhotis and colourful saris fill the street, while market stalls with umbrellas and hanging textiles line the sides.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a crowded market lane lined with colourful umbrella-shaded stalls and hanging cloth banners. Devotees in white kurtas and white saris carry tall red flags on poles, and a red-and-white ceremonial umbrella is held aloft near the front. Many onlookers in mixed clothing fill the street on both sides, some holding children and others photographing. No individual person can be clearly identified as a person, and no one is singled out in this crowded scene.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a crowded Indian town market. Red ceremonial flags on tall poles and large yellow, blue, purple and red decorated umbrellas, many with sequined fringes, are carried above the marchers. Men in white dhotis and orange or saffron garments walk in the procession, while uniformed police in khaki and a guard in a blue cap line the route behind yellow metal barricades. Crowds of onlookers press along the street, and a tall painted banner on the right shows a bearded sage with white hair and a striped turban. Motorcycles and shops crowd the background.2016-04-18A dense street procession in an Indian town, crowded with many people walking between market stalls under colourful striped and solid umbrellas in blue, pink, green, yellow and orange. Several people in white clothes with saffron-orange sashes walk beneath blue and pink umbrellas carrying red flags on poles. Spectators line the street, some holding cameras or phones, and a decorated float or stage with a colourful backdrop rises at the top left. A man in a yellow shirt stands at the right beside a yellow barrier, and vendors' shops with hanging garlands line the road.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18