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A photograph of a procession canopy strung with yellow and marigold garlands, red and orange tassels and a large yellow umbrella-style canopy. A man with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a white garment with red and gold garlands, sips or receives from a large ornate golden vessel held by a monk in orange robes with a purple-striped border, seen from behind. Maroon velvet cushions and flower garlands decorate the lower left. The scene suggests a ritual procession moment in outdoor sunlight.

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A photograph of a procession canopy with an ornate, fringed yellow and orange umbrella-style canopy hung with red, pink and orange tassels and yellow and purple flower garlands. A man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a red flower garland and gold beaded necklaces, wearing a white and cream dhoti, sits smiling on a red velvet-covered seat and gestures with his right hand. A figure in orange robes on the right holds a large ornate gold vessel with a finial. Garlands of yellow marigolds and white flowers decorate the chariot-like seat. Overall this is a festival procession scene.2010-01-01A photograph of a festival procession. A person seated on an ornate golden palanquin or ratha is raising both hands in greeting, smiling, with long dark hair, a white and gold garment, a red garland and dark jewelled necklaces. The golden canopy above is hung with tassels in orange, red, maroon and green and draped with yellow, purple and white flower garlands. The seat is covered in dark maroon cushions and the carriage is decorated with marigold and orchid garlands. On the right, a man in an orange-saffron shawl with short dark hair and glasses stands holding a golden kalasha-style vessel. a person appearance is present among the seated figure, based on long hair and ornate adornments, while the standing man is a devotee in saffron. Bright daylight, sky and a tree behind.2010-01-01December 27 20092009-12-27A photograph of a procession on an open paved area under bright sky. On the left, an ornate golden ratha-style chariot is decorated with garlands of marigolds and purple flowers, hanging bells, green tassels and an orange canopy with fringe. A central figure with long dark hair wears a white dhoti-style garment and a red and white flower garland, standing on the platform beside the chariot. Around him, several men in orange robes and beaded rudraksha-type necklaces stand and gesture with folded hands, one with a full dark beard. A man in a white shirt with a yellow sash kneels in the lower left foreground. Behind them, people in white clothing and a red-and-gold umbrella are visible, along with a distant domed structure and a camera operator.2010-01-01April 18 20162016-04-18December 20 20102010-12-20A procession on a decorated ratha or palanquin under a large golden canopy with orange and red fabric, hanging gold bells, tassels in red, green and purple, and marigold garlands. A man on the left wears a white dhoti with gold border, gold necklaces and bracelets, and holds a silver sword upright beside an orange umbrella. Seated on the right, a smiling person wears a deep maroon turban, a saffron-maroon garment, a brown rudraksha mala and gold chains, with marigolds and white flowers around the seat. Colourful pennant flags are strung in the background under a pale sky.2016-04-18A photograph of an outdoor procession with a gilded ratha-style cart decorated with white jasmine garlands, colourful tassels and a fringed canopy. Seated on the cart, a figure in a red turban and gold-embroidered garment is honoured with raised arms of attendants. In the foreground, a bald man in a rust-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, and a man in white dhoti with a gold border gestures toward the cart. Other attendants in orange and maroon robes and an older man in white stand nearby, and a brass kalasha-like ornament hangs at the top. Crowd members are partly visible at the edges.2015-09-15A photograph of a decorated golden palanquin or ratha during a procession, draped with orange and marigold garlands and hanging tassels in red, pink, blue and purple, with a brass bell at the upper left. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a saffron/orange shawl over an orange dhoti sits on the throne, smiling and holding a rudraksha mala, with a tilak on his forehead; the appearance is consistent with a person on a palanquin during the Kumbha Mela procession, though the identity is uncertain. Beside him, a shaved-headed young man in an orange wrap and rudraksha malas bends forward and touches the seated man's bare foot in reverence.2013-02-10December 20 20102010-12-20A festive procession scene under a canopy decorated with pink and white flower garlands and hanging gold-tasselled bells in yellow, blue and purple. A seated figure on a gold ornate palanquin wears a maroon turban, a gold necklace and a maroon garment, with a sheer cloth draped over the shoulder; the figure appears to be a person by appearance cues including the ornate gold seat and ceremonial dress, though this is uncertain. Beside the palanquin a woman in an orange sari with gold jewellery holds red flower garlands, and a man in a maroon and gold dhoti with a shaved head and sandalwood marks offers garlands. On the left a man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands near another man wearing gold jewellery. Flower petals line the base of the palanquin.2015-09-15A festival procession on a golden palanquin decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and a red-and-orange canopy hung with colourful tassels and bells. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes wears a gold crown and a white and purple flower garland, holding a sword. In the foreground a man in maroon-red robes and a gold-beaded necklace holds a silver trident, and a second attendant in maroon robes with a beaded mala stands beside him. Floral swags hang along the golden base of the palanquin.2013-02-10