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A street procession moves past multistorey buildings, with a golden palanquin and decorated ratha-style carriage hung with marigold garlands and gold bells. A man in white dhoti stands on the carriage holding a long orange umbrella, and a figure in maroon turban and red cloth stands beside him. Another man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth stands at the right, and a bald man in saffron cloth wearing a rudraksha mala holds a silver staff. A woman with braided hair in a rust-coloured garment stands at the lower right. Uniformed police stand in the background, and hands raised in the foreground belong to onlookers. Several people are visible, and an orange canopy and marigold garlands dominate the scene.

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April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town. A golden palanquin with carved panels and an orange canopy with tasselled fringe is carried forward. A man in white dhoti with a gold border stands at the rear holding the canopy pole. A seated figure in red and gold robes and garlands sits on the palanquin, with a bald man in orange robes at its side. A uniformed police officer in khaki cap walks in front, and a crowd of devotees with raised hands lines the street. Marigold garlands hang from the palanquin, and multi-storey buildings with balconies, where spectators watch, rise behind. The seated figure is not identifiable from appearance here, so the role is described only as a person seated on the palanquin.2016-04-18Outdoor procession on a street with a decorated ratha or palanquin draped in marigold garlands and orange flowers. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold border stands on the float holding a ceremonial object, and another man in white dhoti with red sash stands beside him. A seated figure in orange and ornate gold adornments sits under a large gold umbrella with red banners flying. Below, a saffron-robed monk with shaved head holds the float's edge while uniformed police and onlookers crowd around. Blue and yellow decorated umbrellas and a red canopy are visible at right, with a videographer filming from the float.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in an older town, with a golden palanquin carried along a crowded lane. Seated under a gold canopy with tasselled fringe is a figure in a red turban and saffron-red robes, with a gold necklace, while a man in white dhoti with gold borders stands beside the palanquin. Garlands of orange marigolds and green and white flowers drape the palanquin's sides. A bare-chested man in orange cloth and rudraksha-style beads walks at the front, and a man in deep red robes and a gold necklace holds a long red banner pole. Police in khaki stand along the edge of the crowd, and an orange parasol is held aloft beside the procession.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A festival procession in a crowded street where a golden palanquin decorated with marigold garlands, white flowers and gold bells is carried forward. A seated figure in orange and saffron clothing with a red-orange turban, rudraksha-style beads and gold necklaces sits on a red cushioned seat, while attendants in white dhotis with gold borders, one bare-chested, tend to the palanquin. Red flags with a large portrait of a smiling figure in saffron robes flank the scene, and onlookers in the crowd raise phones and hands toward the procession. A deity murti and a brass kalasha appear among the offerings on the palanquin.2016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22