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June 22 20182018-06-22June 22 20182018-06-22June 22 20182018-06-22June 07 20162016-06-07 +1 copiesDecember 30 20172017-12-30September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesA dense street procession moves through a crowded city road with many devotees in saffron, orange and white garments. Women in orange and red saris with garlands lead the front, while many people hold tall red flags printed with a portrait. Umbrellas in blue, yellow, green and maroon with fringed edges shade the procession, and a figure in an orange robe with a red turban and garlands stands near the center beside a red tractor. Uniformed police officers line the background among onlookers and parked vehicles.2016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22Evening procession on a decorated wooden palanquin with a tall ornamented canopy hung with rainbow tassels, marigold and pink garlands, and gold-rimmed round fans. Several people stand on the platform: a man in a pink turban and pink garland at left, a woman in a white sari with orange garland in front, and women in maroon-brown robes with gold borders holding a pole. Red and saffron flags are waved by people in the crowd, one flag bearing a printed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban. A golden ceremonial staff with a tassel is held at left. Crowd and tented stalls with banners are visible in the background at dusk.2015-09-15A festive procession moves through a courtyard in front of red-washed buildings. At the centre, a palanquin-style ratha with a yellow and orange canopy hung with flower garlands and tassels stands on a platform, with a figure seated on it. Crowds surround it, many waving orange-red flags, and several people carry tall ceremonial staffs topped with trident and conch-shaped finials. Women in saris and men in white dhotis and shirts fill the scene, with a decorated umbrella overhead and a yellow ceremonial fan at left. A printed banner on a red wall at left and a sign reading TEMPLE at right show the ashram setting. The seated figure cannot be clearly identified from appearance.2012-01-01A large outdoor procession on dusty ground moves toward a decorated palanquin carried on poles, topped with an ornate golden canopy and colourful umbrellas. A figure in a saffron-orange robe stands on the palanquin near the center, surrounded by people in white clothes. Many participants wave red-orange flags on poles, and women in white and saffron saris walk among the crowd. A yellow auto-rickshaw and a silver car are parked at the right, a uniformed police officer in a khaki hat is at the lower right, and hillside, concrete buildings and a red-roofed structure form the background.2010-07-24January 01 20082008-01-01