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Street procession in a crowded town lane lined with shops and multi-storey buildings with balconies. A large decorated chariot or ratha with a golden canopy, marigold garlands and yellow floral festoons carries a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with a bald man in a red-and-orange shawl standing beside it, hands raised in greeting. Men in white shirts and dhotis, many in khaki or straw hats, fill the road, and some carry orange flags. A large drum and colourful umbrellas on poles accompany the chariot, and an elephant or decorated animal with a floral cloth walks at the front right. Bunting runs across the street overhead.

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Aerial view of a street procession with a decorated palanquin carried along a road. Multicoloured umbrellas with cream and blue motifs shade the palanquin, which is draped with garlands and has a saffron-orange cloth. A figure in orange robes stands on the palanquin beside a man in white dhoti and shawl, while a bald man in an orange robe stands at the right edge. Crowds of men and women in white dhotis, saris and orange-red sashes and flags surround the procession, with uniformed police and a few men in shirts along the roadside. A parked car and a red vehicle appear at the top. Orange and red flags are held aloft by many participants.2010-07-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a street procession in a crowded town, with a decorated silver-and-gold palanquin or ratha carried along a road lined with shops, strung orange flags and a dense crowd. Two seated figures ride on the palanquin under multicoloured umbrella-like canopies: one in orange robes with a red-orange head covering and a garland, the other in a maroon-and-orange shawl. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk around and beside the vehicle, some carrying orange flags and kalasha-style ornaments, and police in khaki stand at the edges. The crowd fills the street and balconies, and a few men wear orange or white head coverings.2011-05-24A large street procession winds through a crowded town lane lined with shops and blue signboards, with orange bunting strung overhead. At the centre, a decorated silver-and-red ratha or palanquin carries two seated figures under a canopy: one wears an orange robe and a red turban-like headpiece, and a second figure in a maroon-and-orange robe sits beside them. Garlands of yellow flowers drape the vehicle. Attendants in white shirts and trousers walk alongside, several holding long orange flags, and multicoloured parasols with gold-edged medallions shade the scene. A dense crowd of men in white and casual clothes fills the street, many with raised hands, and a few wear hats.2011-05-24A dense street procession moves down a crowded town road lined with shops and hanging orange pennant bunting. A silver-coloured ratha or palanquin carries two seated figures under a multicoloured canopy: one in an orange-saffron robe and orange head covering, and beside them a figure in maroon and orange robes. Gold garlands drape the vehicle, with orange and gold decorative banners hanging from its sides and orange flags rising behind. Around the ratha, a large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing caps, presses forward; some uniformed police officers walk among them. Shop signs in Kannada script, a blue banner and colourful hanging garments line the street.2011-05-24December 20 20112011-12-20Elevated view of a crowded village street during a procession. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside a decorated palanquin with a white canopy and a colourful ornamental chariot behind it. Multicolour umbrellas shade the central figures, and yellow bunting strung across the street. Dense crowds of men and women in saffron, pink, green and white saris line the road and balconies, while a temple facade with blue and white sculpted figures stands on the left.2007-02-02April 18 20162016-04-18July 24 20102010-07-24 +1 copiesA street procession in a crowded Indian town market lane lined with shops, signboards for LG, Samsung and Super Optical, and balconies above. Saffron and orange flags on tall poles lead the procession. A bald man in a maroon-red robe and white garment rides in an ornate silver-and-gold palanquin-style carriage pulled by a horse-drawn cart, with a figure in saffron robes and a shaved head standing beside. Men in white dhotis and shirts, saffron-clad sadhus and police in khaki uniforms walk alongside. Multicoloured canopy umbrellas and orange-and-yellow bunting decorate the scene, with a drum-like decorated vessel visible at the top left. A large crowd presses along the road.2011-05-24July 24 20102010-07-24 +1 copiesAerial view of a large street procession moving down a busy road lined with buses, trucks, cars, autorickshaws and roadside stalls. Hundreds of participants in white clothes carry saffron-orange flags along both sides. At center, a palanquin draped in orange cloth with a golden canopy is carried forward, with a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a garland. Several multicolored decorative umbrellas, red and gold with blue and yellow panels, shade the procession, and a musical group with drums and horns walks ahead. Police officers in khaki and brown uniforms guide the route, and spectators line the pavement watching.2010-07-24A street procession moves along a road as a decorated orange-and-gold palanquin, a palki, is carried forward on a flatbed set on a red tractor. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on the palki beneath a multicoloured parasol, while a man in white stands at its side with a long white fan or chamara. Many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some carrying orange flags, walk alongside and around the tractor. Garlands and gold-tipped ornaments decorate the palki. Onlookers line the road, and trucks and a jeep stand nearby. Nearby, a mobile vendor's cart is visible at the left edge.2010-07-24