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A 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.

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A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town road lined with men and boys in white shirts and dhotis. Orange saffron flags and a canopy of multicoloured umbrellas with ornate decorative panels frame a float in the centre. On the float, a figure in an orange-red robe stands beside a second figure in saffron, with a decorated orange headcloth visible, under a tall ornamented canopy. Tall trees, power lines and multi-storey buildings line the road under bright daylight.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. 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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 festival procession moves through a crowd under a red umbrella with colourful tassels and a palm-frond canopy. A man in a saffron-orange robe, with an orange head wrap, long rudraksha-style beaded mala and a gold-coloured necklace, sits or stands on a decorated palanquin-style float (ratha/palanquin) draped with garlands of orange and yellow flowers. Beside him an older figure in orange robes also rides under an ornate red-and-gold canopy. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis press forward, one man with a red tilak on his forehead, while a uniformed police officer in a peaked cap watches from the right. Yellow and multicoloured umbrellas decorate the scene.2009-07-23Outdoor procession with a crowd of devotees pressing forward. At center, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a white garland sits on a white decorated palanquin/float under a tall ornate canopy with blue, orange and green panels and tasselled fringe. Several similar parasols with bird motifs and red-orange flags line the procession. Devotees in white and orange clothing raise their hands in greeting; one man in the foreground has a tilak mark on his forehead. Colorful balloons are tied at the float. Corrugated roofs and trees appear in the background.2009-06-29A 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.2011-05-24December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession with a large crowd of devotees in white and bright clothing gathered around a decorated ratha or palanquin. A standing figure in orange robes with a white headband and long white-and-red garland rises on the platform, holding a staff, beneath colourful umbrellas in red, green, yellow and blue with bird emblems and tassels. Yellow, green, white and pink balloons are tied along the vehicle. Nearby, a man in a black suit, an older man in white with a yellow shawl, and a man in orange robes with a garland stand among devotees, several with hands folded in prayer. Ornate silver-toned panels frame the platform.2008-12-29A dense street procession in daylight with a crowd of many people pressing forward, many holding up mobile phones to photograph. Two colourful multi-panelled umbrellas with fringed edges and yellow-and-white decorations shade a decorated float or palanquin. On the float, a man in a red-maroon robe with an orange wrap raises one arm in greeting, while beside him a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits with a cloth-wrapped hand raised. Yellow flags on tall poles stand at left, and shop fronts line the road behind. Yellow and white garlands hang from the float. A uniformed police officer in khaki appears among the crowd at right, wearing a cap, and a man in a pink shirt stands in the foreground.2011-05-24A street procession moves through a crowded town lane lined with orange pennant bunting. A figure in an orange-red saffron robe and a red turban rides on a silver ornate palanquin decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, shaded by two multicoloured canopy umbrellas with peacock-blue medallions and yellow fringes. Attendants in white and orange clothing walk alongside, and dense crowds of devotees fill the road, many holding orange flags. Vehicles and a canopy appear in the background, and a printed portrait of a woman is partly visible at the lower left edge.2011-05-24A 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.2011-05-24