A large group of devotees in orange clothing and matching orange caps crowds onto a boat on a wide grey river, with forested hills behind. Many wear orange shawls and clap or raise their hands, smiling and celebrating. In the distance a small decorated boat with a white canopy and colourful flags sits in the water. Mountains and trees line the riverbank. - Nithyanandapedia

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A large group of devotees in orange clothing and matching orange caps crowds onto a boat on a wide grey river, with forested hills behind. Many wear orange shawls and clap or raise their hands, smiling and celebrating. In the distance a small decorated boat with a white canopy and colourful flags sits in the water. Mountains and trees line the riverbank.

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A large crowd of devotees in matching saffron-orange shawls and orange caps walks across a wide river with forested hills behind. Many raise their arms and clap, some with hands joined in namaste. At the far end of the crowd, a decorated palanquin or float with a white canopy and garlands is carried over the water. Several men wear rudraksha malas.

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A large crowd of devotees in matching saffron-orange caps and orange shawls walks through a river, with a small decorated palanquin or ratha visible in the distance at the centre of the group. Many are smiling and waving their hands raised. Behind them a wide grey river stretches toward forested green hills under a pale sky, with a few people standing on the far bank. The scene suggests a yatra procession on a river crossing.

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Large crowd of devotees dressed in matching saffron-orange robes and orange caps stands on a riverbank in Rishikesh, with forested hills behind and the Ganga visible at left. Many wear rudraksha malas. A small ornate palanquin or ratha with flowers and a canopy appears in the middle distance among the group. Most faces are close to the camera, so the crowd is dense in the foreground. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.