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A 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.

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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.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 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 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 with a crowd in the foreground. Several large ornamental umbrellas with yellow, red and blue panels decorated with white dove or bird motifs and floral borders shade a figure seated on an ornate silver palanquin. Behind them a man in an orange turban and saffron garments stands near the palanquin, and a seated man in a maroon shirt with an orange shawl sits in front of it, garlanded with marigold strings. An orange saffron flag flies at right, and bunting hangs across the street. Faint orange tilak marks appear on some foreground heads. The figure on the palanquin is not clearly identifiable from appearance alone.2011-05-24A street procession on a decorated chariot-like palanquin with a golden canopy umbrella and an orange fabric canopy, draped and garlanded with marigold and white flower strings. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand on the palanquin, one wearing a red-and-gold turban, holding its poles, while a man on the left side reaches up. Crowds of men and a few women in saris line the road, many with raised hands, and uniformed police officers walk alongside. Red flags with a portrait printed on one flag wave among the crowd, and a parked black SUV and roadside shops with signboards appear behind. Trees and a water tank are visible in the background.2016-04-18A 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 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.2011-05-24April 22 20162016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18A dense outdoor procession crowded with people. Two large banners with yellow borders, red panels and dove emblems stand at the right and left edges. Above, a multicoloured canopy umbrella with dove motifs rises over the crowd. At the centre, a man in an orange robe with a red-orange turban and a rudraksha mala stands among the crowd. Beside him, a bare-chested young man with long dark curly hair wears a white dhoti and a gold necklace. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap stands nearby. Men in white kurta and dark shirts, and several shaved-headed men in saffron and orange clothing, press around them. Behind, spectators sit on a stone wall in the background.2011-05-24Dense evening procession in a crowded street lit by floodlights, with yellow and orange ceremonial umbrellas and red flags overhead. A bare-chested man with a crimson-orange turban, a rudraksha mala and layered gold necklaces stands at centre with palms pressed together, flanked by men in saffron and orange robes with red scarves. Surrounding devotees wear yellow kurtas and white clothes, many with orange vibhuti and tilak marks, some raising hands in devotion. A golden ornate palanquin or canopied structure is visible at left, and a video camera on a rig films from the upper left. a person candidate present in the procession; appearance is consistent with cues but uncertain.2016-04-24