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A dense street procession moves through a crowded Indian market lane, with many people in white clothes and orange or saffron shawls and sashes. Numerous ornate umbrellas in orange, red, blue and purple with silver fringes are carried above the marchers, alongside tall red flags. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand along the route behind yellow barricades, while bunting and colourful market stalls line the street. A large banner on a building shows a figure in orange robes, and a smaller sign reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Hundreds of spectators press in from the sides of the road.

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April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a crowded market road lined with stalls and tall signboards. Many white-clad men and women in orange and saffron garments walk in front of a line of ceremonial umbrellas in yellow, red, deep blue and maroon with beaded fringes. Red flags on poles rise above the crowd, and uniformed police officers in khaki stand along the route behind yellow barricades. Spectators press against the barriers, some holding up phones. A tall painted banner of a standing figure hangs above the street. The scene reads as a festival or temple procession on a city road.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.2016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a crowded market road in an Indian city. Red flags on poles and a large maroon parasol lead the procession, followed by a decorated ratha-style cart with yellow and red canopies. Several people in white kurtas and white headwear walk near the front, some holding a white banner with partial maroon lettering. Onlookers line both sides, many in colourful saris and kurtas, and a tall painted banner of a saint in orange-yellow robes hangs from a building. Market stalls with striped umbrellas line the right side of the street.2016-04-18A 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 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a crowded Indian town, with many people in the road and along the pavements. In the foreground, a large golden palanquin topped with a deity murti decorated with a yellow garland is carried by bare-chested men in white dhotis. Red flags and multicoloured umbrellas in blue, orange, pink and red shade the procession. Saffron and white clad marchers, some in white turbans, walk beside the carriage. A tall vertical banner shows a standing robed figure in orange against a rainbow background. Strings of bunting cross above the street, and shopfronts line the route.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A crowded street procession in an Indian market town. Red flags flank a decorated golden palanquin with a canopy at the top left, while in the foreground a red-draped float carries three deity murtis garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds and white flowers. Several men in white dhotis and orange-red shawls walk and sit beside the float. Thick crowds line the street, many holding up phones to film; shops with striped awnings and a large red-and-yellow umbrella line the right side. Ratha-style procession with flower-decorated float and kalasha-topped palanquin.2016-04-18A dense street procession in an Indian city market, with a large crowd of spectators and police lining a barricaded road under bunting. A tractor-drawn ornate float with a marigold-garlanded canopy and red cloth carries robed figures in orange and white. Red flags on poles flank the procession, and an orange umbrella and a blue-canopied seat are visible in front. A tall banner shows a saint-like figure in orange robes. Market stalls with umbrellas line the street. Two people sit under the red canopy near the float, one in orange with a shaved or bare head. Other figures in the float wear white and orange. a person's presence is not established from appearance, so no candidate is confirmed.2016-04-18