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A crowded street procession moves past a stone wall. A silver palanquin with a decorated canopy umbrella in red, yellow, green and blue, topped by white dove motifs, is carried forward. Two tall orange-and-gold pennants with red and gold floral designs and white bird emblems flank the procession. In the centre, a man in saffron robes with a long orange turban and a rudraksha mala stands among the crowd and raises one hand in greeting; the appearance is consistent with a person candidate but is not certain. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds his hand to his chest, and a younger man in orange cloth holds a white towel. Devotees in white and orange clothing and a few uniformed officers fill the frame.

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A 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.2011-05-24A dense street procession crowded with men in white and saffron-orange clothing, many wearing orange turbans or caps. In the foreground a man in an orange kurta with a gold-bordered orange shawl and a red tilak on his forehead walks at the front. Behind him a figure in orange with an orange turban and a beaded rudraksha-style mala stands among the crowd. Colourful umbrellas with blue and yellow motifs and orange-and-gold flag banners with floral and lotus-style patterns rise above the crowd, with onlookers standing on a stone wall at top right. The scene is an outdoor procession with many people moving together.2011-05-24Outdoor procession on a road with many people walking under multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas, each with a red, yellow, green and blue canopy and a white-blue emblem. Many men carry orange flags on poles. In the centre, a young man in an orange robe, orange turban and a long dark rudraksha mala walks forward with one hand raised in greeting, flanked by a man in an orange shirt with a yellow-orange garland and a man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl. Others wear white and saffron. Trees and parked vehicles line the background.2009-01-12Outdoor street procession in a crowded Indian town. At centre, a man with long dark hair and a swept-back style wears an orange-saffron robe, orange turban and a rudraksha mala, walking beneath a large multicoloured umbrella with a green, red and yellow canopy and fringed edge. Two ornate orange pennants with floral and bird motifs flank him on poles. Around him a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, saffron-clad devotees, and uniformed police officers in khaki with peaked caps move along a road beside a stone wall. A man in a white shirt holding a camera is in the foreground, and onlookers sit on the wall behind.2011-05-24A crowded street procession with a central figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban, long dark hair, and a dark rudraksha mala around the neck, smiling as he walks forward. Behind him, men in orange and saffron clothing and orange turbans walk in the crowd, some holding a long wooden pole. Around them, many men in white shirts and white dhotis, police officers in khaki uniforms with caps, and people raising mobile phones fill the frame. Above the crowd are a decorated silver palanquin-style structure and a yellow and green fringed canopy with tassels. The scene is a religious procession with devotees and officials moving through a dense street crowd.2011-05-24Outdoor procession with decorated ceremonial canopies (umbrellas) fringed in purple and red, and flags on poles. A man in orange saffron robes, an orange turban and a long orange-beaded necklace stands at centre, with a shaven-headed man in orange robes beside him. Crowds in white clothes surround them, many with hands raised. A tall silver staff with a trident-like finial is held upright in the foreground. White flags with a blue emblem and orange flags are carried. Trees and dry grass form the background.2005-12-31December 30 20082008-12-30A 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.2011-05-24Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road with a crowd of devotees in white clothing and orange flags. Around him, devotees in white hold orange and white flags and a silver ceremonial staff with a finial is carried in front. Another canopy with an orange-gold fringe and a green emblem bearing a white bird stands to the right. Several women in white saris and men in white shirts with rudraksha malas walk alongside, some singing or raising arms.2005-12-31August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession in daylight with a figure seated on an ornate silver palanquin decorated with yellow marigold garlands and a leopard-print cloth. The seated figure wears an orange saffron robe, an orange turban, and a rudraksha mala, with hands raised in a mudra. Above the palanquin, a white canopy with red and multicolored tassels and a brass finial is held aloft. Flanking umbrellas show red, orange and yellow panels with floral motifs and bird-like symbols. Around the palanquin, crowds of men and boys in white shirts and dhotis walk, while uniformed police officers in khaki stand nearby. A bald man in white dhoti and gold necklace walks beside the palanquin, and another man in an orange shawl appears at lower right.2011-05-24A dense outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style camp, with a central man in saffron-orange robes, a long orange shawl, a gold ornamental crown, layered rudraksha and beaded necklaces, and a large gold pendant walking among devotees. He holds a long wooden staff topped by a red canopy. Around him, ash-smeared sadhus in white and orange dhotis carry ceremonial staffs and orange flags, while others walk barefoot. Behind them a decorated chariot or palanquin is draped with marigold garlands, with embroidered orange and red umbrellas and banners fringed in gold and blue. Several people in the crowd wear white and red waist cloths and bare upper bodies. a person is the saffron-robed central figure with the gold crown and rudraksha mala, though his identity is not certain from the image alone.2013-02-10