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A street procession in front of an ornate silver palanquin draped with yellow marigold garlands and orange-and-gold embroidered banners. Several men in orange shirts and white kurtas press close around the palanquin, with a bare-headed man in an orange shirt in the centre-left and a man in an orange cloth on the right. Onlookers crowd the foreground, most seen only from behind. A row of shopfronts and a tree line the background. The silver seat is covered with a brown cushion and a leopard-print cloth.

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A street procession in a crowded Indian town. In the left foreground a silver-and-red ratha or palanquin is decorated with marigold garlands and orange-and-red cloth panels with floral embroidery, and a leopard-print cushion sits on its seat. Men in white shirts and kurtas press around it, several with hands on its frame. On the right a young man in an orange-saffron robe and orange turban stands with hands folded in namaste, smiling. Other men in striped shirts, a red polo and pink shirts crowd the scene, with orange flags and shopfronts visible behind.2011-05-24A street procession moves through a dense crowd under strings of orange pennants. At the centre, a silver-finished ceremonial vehicle decorated with yellow-orange marigold garlands carries several figures in saffron and orange robes, one wearing an orange turban. Ornate multicoloured canopies with blue, red and gold panels shade the vehicle. Beside it, uniformed police officers in khaki stand watch. A blue vertical banner with white Kannada-style lettering hangs on the left. Many devotees in white and light clothing line the route and fill the foreground, some raising hands, while orange cloth drapes over the scene.2011-05-24July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23January 12 20092009-01-12July 23 20092009-07-23A golden palanquin procession at an outdoor event. A seated figure on the gilded palki wears an orange-and-gold garland and a gold crown-like headpiece, holding a white fly-whisk. The gold-plated palanquin is decorated with yellow marigold garlands, purple and white flowers, and colourful tassels and bells hang from its canopy. Below, several people in white dhotis and orange cloth carry or walk beside it, and a crowd holds orange flags with black lettering. A bare-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at the left edge in the foreground.2011-07-15A decorated ceremonial chariot procession under bright daylight. A large orange and maroon umbrella with fringed tassels and a golden finial shades a seated figure on an ornate palanquin-style vehicle draped in marigold and flower garlands, gold-and-maroon tassels, and bells. The seated figure wears a golden crown-like headpiece and a rich maroon-and-gold garment. Devotees surround the vehicle: a man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl raises his hands, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style garland stands at left, and a bald man in orange robes with a beaded garland stands at the lower right. Others in white and yellow shawls press alongside, and a hand-held orange fan appears at left.2010-01-01July 15 20112011-07-15A photograph of an outdoor street procession with a large silver ratha-style palanquin decorated with marigold garlands and multicoloured canopies with bird motifs. A bald man in a maroon robe with an orange shawl sits in the front of the palanquin with his hands folded at his chest, while a figure in orange sits behind him. Several orange and red flags, decorated parasols and lanterns surround the palanquin. Dense crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing caps or orange headscarves, line the street and stand on vehicles behind it. Some bicycles and a tarpaulin-covered structure are visible at the edges.2011-05-24July 23 20092009-07-23December 27 20092009-12-27