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A street procession in a crowded Indian town. A man in an orange-saffron top with a long-handled trident-like staff stands on a decorated float beneath colourful fringed canopies, while a bald man in a maroon-and-brown shawl stands beside him with palms pressed together in greeting. Large crowds of men and a few women fill the foreground, many in white shirts, with an orange flag on a pole rising above the float. Flowering trees, power lines and shopfronts line the road behind. The canopies are yellow, red, blue and green with white and gold motifs.

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A street procession in an Indian town, with a dense crowd of mostly young men in front, many in plain shirts and a blue shirt in the foreground. Behind them, a decorated palanquin with a silver-coloured frame and a carved canopy-like structure sits under colourful umbrellas with yellow, red and blue paisley panels and tasselled edges. Orange flags hang overhead from the palanquin. On the palanquin, a man in an orange robe and red turban sits with rudraksha beads, and beside him a man in a maroon and orange robe holds his hands together in greeting. Buildings, trees and utility poles line the road, and a phone is raised at the left edge. Visible Hindu procession elements include the palanquin and ceremonial umbrellas.2011-05-24A street procession in a crowded Indian town. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange turban and rudraksha mala rides on a silver-decorated palanquin or ratha, shaded by colourful umbrellas with yellow fringe and embroidered panels. A bald attendant in dark red clothing sits beside him. Dense crowds of men fill the foreground, one raising a mobile phone, and orange flags and a flowering tree line the street behind the procession.2011-05-24A street procession moves through a crowded town road lined with multi-storey buildings and a flowering tree. At centre, a man in an orange robe with a red turban and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate silver palanquin, waving and gesturing to the crowd. Beside him, a man in a maroon-brown robe kneels or sits with his hands pressed together in greeting, with a camera in hand. The palanquin has bright multicoloured canopies with gold fringe, and orange saffron flags fly overhead. Dense crowds of men in shirts and caps fill the foreground, many holding up phones to photograph the scene.2011-05-24A street procession moves through a crowded town road lined with people. A silver-coloured palanquin-style seat with a raised silver frame carries two seated men, both draped with orange garlands. The man in the back wears an orange-red turban and an orange shawl over saffron clothing, with rudraksha beads visible. The man in front wears a maroon robe and an orange shawl and holds his hands together in namaste. Two ornate multicoloured umbrellas with blue, yellow and red panels and tassels stand on either side, and a tall orange flag flies overhead. Crowd members in the foreground wear orange tilaka and orange marigold garlands. Buildings, trees and utility wires line the street behind.2011-05-24A dense street procession crowds a town road lined with multi-storey buildings and tall trees with orange flowers. In the foreground, men in striped and light shirts press forward, many with orange-red tilak on their foreheads; one man on the right raises a bamboo pole and another holds a phone aloft. Behind them, an ornate palanquin-style float with colourful embroidered canopies and saffron flags is carried through the street, with a figure in orange robes standing on it. Vendor stalls on the right display colourful sports jerseys and shirts. Orange banners and bunting stretch across the street.2011-05-24A crowded street procession of devotees, mostly young men in white and light shirts, pressing close together. Several raise mobile phones to record. Behind them, a decorated ceremonial palanquin with colourful embroidered canopies and tassels is carried forward, and a figure in orange robes stands within the central structure. Saffron flags on tall poles wave above the crowd, and bunting and orange banners hang over the street with multi-storey buildings and trees behind.2011-05-24A crowded outdoor procession on a sunny day. A central figure with long dark hair, a red tilak mark on the forehead, a white floral garland and gold ceremonial necklaces, hands pressed together in namaste, smiles as he moves through the crowd. Around him, several men wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha garlands. Behind them, ornate yellow, red and green canopy umbrellas with floral embroidery and tasselled fringe are carried on poles, and a golden trident is raised above the crowd. Many people in white and orange clothing press close on all sides.2009-01-01A photograph of a street procession moving through a crowded Indian town road lined with trees and buildings. In the centre, a decorated float or palanquin with colourful striped canopies and ornate fringed panels carries two seated figures: one in a saffron-orange turban and another in a deep red robe with orange shawl and garland. Many men in white shirts, striped shirts and red and blue clothes press in the foreground, with saffron-orange flags hanging on the right and a clock tower in the background. The large crowd fills the lower half of the frame.2011-05-24A street procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. In the left foreground, a sadhu in an orange turban and orange garments with a rudraksha-style beaded mala folds his hands in greeting. Behind him, a red and blue ceremonial umbrella with tassels stands beside a decorated vehicle. Large crowds line the road, with saffron-clad sadhus, men in white, and uniformed police visible. A framed portrait of a bald-headed man in orange robes with a mala is carried aloft on a pole, and orange and red flags and an orange parasol fill the scene under a clear sky.2016-04-22A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town. At centre, a person in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, with a rudraksha mala, sits on an ornate silver palanquin or ratha canopied by multicoloured embroidered umbrellas with gold tassels and paisley-patterned panels. A man in a maroon and orange shawl stands beside the palanquin with palms pressed together in greeting. Saffron flags flutter above. Dense devotees in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange tilak on their foreheads, surround the procession. Trees and multi-storey buildings with orange bunting line the street.2011-05-24July 18 20062006-07-18A festival procession moves through a village street lined with a large crowd. A person seated on an ornate decorated palanquin or ratha, wearing saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a headband, raises one hand in greeting. Garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and red flowers drape the carriage. Two large multicoloured umbrellas with blue, yellow and red panels and tasselled fringes shade the seat, and a trident stands beside it. Red and saffron flags on poles flank the procession, and red balloons are tied to the carriage. Men and women in white, blue and yellow clothing crowd the roadside, and orange-clad devotees walk alongside. Terracotta-coloured buildings and a corrugated roof sit behind the crowd.2009-12-25