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A street procession winds through a crowded market lane in Ujjain, with many people lining both sides and watching from balconies. Several red flags with a printed portrait of a smiling man in an orange headwrap are raised on poles, and multicoloured umbrellas are held above a vehicle in the centre. A man in a white shirt stands on the back of the cart and grips the flag poles, while a uniformed police officer walks among the crowd. Shops with signs in Hindi and English line the street, and marigold flowers are visible in the lower right corner. Several people in white kurtas and saris are part of the procession.

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April 18 20162016-04-18A crowded street procession in an Indian city with red and orange flags lining the road and a garland-draped arch of marigolds overhead. A red-draped float carries several men in white kurtas and orange shawls, one in the centre seated and others standing near him, under a decorated umbrella with a yellow parasol in front. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk along the procession route, and a large crowd of spectators fills the street. Street banners show a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and other printed posters line the buildings.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 moves through a narrow market lane in an Indian town, with a large crowd packed along both sides and on balconies. Many devotees in white clothing walk beneath colourful umbrellas in orange, red, blue and yellow, while numerous tall red flags are carried above the crowd. Shop signs, hanging banners and a billboard line the street, and a camera operator is visible near the centre. The scene is a public procession rather than a close view of any single figure; no individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2016-04-18A dense street procession in a narrow old town lane, with a large crowd lining both sides and many people watching from balconies above. Red flags on tall poles are carried through the middle of the procession, and several colourful umbrellas are raised overhead. A decorated golden palanquin or ratha in the foreground is garlanded with yellow marigolds and white flower strands, with a person in light clothing walking beside it. Men in white kurtas and attendants in white move with the procession. Shops with hanging signs and posters line the street, and a large poster shows a smiling bearded man in saffron headwear, with a red banner beside it. A decorated gateway is visible at the far end of the lane.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession in a crowded Indian town, with a large throng of people filling a narrow market lane lined with shops and hanging banners. Several men in saffron and orange robes carry tall red flags and carry or walk beneath colourful umbrella-like canopies in blue, yellow, maroon and purple with gold fringe. Many onlookers in white, pastel and bright saffron clothing press along the road, and shopfronts display a green signboard reading a puja supply shop. Above, large printed portrait banners hang on the buildings.2016-04-18A street procession winds through a crowded Indian town lane lined with shopfronts, signboards and hanging wires. Several people in white and saffron-trimmed clothing walk at the front, carrying red flags and a long banner showing a portrait of a bearded sadhu-like figure, a Russian flag and a person Samaj banner. Pink, orange and yellow decorative umbrellas are held above a palanquin-style float in the middle distance. Onlookers line both sides of the road, some watching from balconies above, and many photograph the procession with phones.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 moves through a narrow Indian town lined with shops, signboards and hanging orange and red flags. A decorated palanquin with a marigold-garlanded canopy is carried forward, with an ornate red-and-gold ceremonial umbrella and white-plumed horses or ceremonial decorations at the front. Several figures in orange and saffron garments walk alongside. Large crowds of onlookers, many women in saris and men in shirts, fill the sidewalks and balconies, with police in khaki uniforms keeping the route clear. Multiple printed portraits of saints hang on the buildings and banners. a person is not clearly visible among the figures in the procession.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18