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A dense outdoor procession on a city street at dusk, with a large crowd pressing forward around a golden palanquin-style seat with a gold canopy and rounded finial. Two tall umbrellas, one yellow and one multicoloured with red and green panels, shade the scene, and red flags rise above the crowd. A man in the centre wears a white kurta, a white beaded necklace and a red-orange shawl, with a tilak on his forehead. Beside him a bare-chested man in orange cloth and a figure in a saffron robe with rudraksha beads are visible. Cameramen with video equipment film from the left, and smartphones are raised by spectators. Temple spires and pink-domed shrines line the background under a pale sky.

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Outdoor riverside procession at dusk along a stone ghat near water, with a crowd of devotees pressing forward. Two large umbrellas dominate the frame: one yellow-gold and one red, green and multicolour with tassels. Beneath a gold-leaf palanquin canopy sits a man with a shaved head wearing an ornate gold necklace and a bright orange-red turban-style head covering, seated in a gold-and-red chair. Around him, a man in a white kurta and orange shawl leans in, and a man in a grey kurta with an ID lanzyard stands nearby. Several shirtless young men with orange dhotis and sacred threads crowd close, some holding phones; a cameraman with a large video camera films on the left. A yellow-clad attendant reaches toward the seated figure. Red flags and temple spires appear in the background.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24A photograph of a crowded outdoor procession at a temple complex. A seated figure in a red-orange turban, saffron robes and gold-and-bead necklaces sits in a gold-canopied throne, hands folded in greeting, carried or accompanied by attendants. Behind him a yellow and an orange parasol, red flags and pink temple structures are visible. Standing beside the throne, a man in an orange shawl and white dhoti with forehead tilak and a white necklace gestures with folded hands. Other devotees in saffron, pink and white clothing press close, and a camera crew films at left. The scene suggests a ceremonial procession, though the specific ritual is not legible.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24A crowded outdoor procession in the evening at a temple complex with pink sandstone walls. A central figure in an orange-red turban, rudraksha mala and ornate gold-and-bead necklace smiles while holding a small pink cloth bundle; the figure's appearance is consistent with a Swamiji (probable) candidate, with the cues being the turban, rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, and the figure is walking in a procession. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange clothes, some bare-chested with tilak marks, press close while a man in white with a beaded necklace stands nearby. Large ornate parasols in yellow, red and orange are held overhead, and a golden palanquin canopy is visible to the right. Red and orange flags fly, and a camera crew films the scene at left.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24A dense outdoor crowd gathers around a figure in saffron and orange robes wearing a large orange turban, with a gold-and-beaded ornamental collar and rudraksha-style beads around the neck. Around him, devotees in white, yellow, pink and red clothing press close, several holding phones. Behind, decorated umbrellas in orange, yellow and red with beaded fringes are raised, and red and orange flags line the street. A small domed temple pavilion and pink-walled buildings stand in the background under a pale evening sky.2016-04-24A crowded outdoor procession at dusk, with many devotees pressing forward around a decorated palanquin-style structure topped by a golden canopy and hanging gold heart-shaped ornaments. Red and orange flags fly above the crowd. In the foreground a man in a yellow kurta reaches toward the edge of a gold-embroidered cloth. Nearby a man with long dark hair and a red tilak wears a dark shirt, another in an orange garment and glasses stands among the crowd, and a man in white holds his hands together. A videographer on the right films with a handheld camera. A small multicoloured umbrella canopy appears in the background.2016-04-24Outdoor procession in a crowded festival setting with a pink-and-red temple complex behind. A seated figure in a red-brown turban and orange-brown cloth, hands folded in namaskar, sits on a golden canopied red throne carried through the crowd. Around him, men in orange and saffron shawls, a man in yellow kurta and a man in pink shawl walk alongside. Large yellow, orange and pink ceremonial umbrellas and red and orange flags rise above. Cameramen film the procession. Devotees fill the foreground and background.2016-04-24A dense outdoor ritual crowd at a riverside ghat with red and yellow ceremonial umbrellas and red flags overhead. At centre, a figure with an orange-red turban and orange robe sits on a gold ornate throne-like seat with a gold canopy, wearing a long garland of beads, while a man in a bright pink shirt bends forward to offer a brass plate of lamps and flowers. Around them, many devotees in saffron and yellow clothes, and photographers with video cameras press close. Brass vessels and a tray of offerings sit at the base of the seat.2016-04-24A crowd of devotees surrounds a figure seated on a gold throne with a carved backrest and a gold canopy with hanging bells, under yellow and red umbrellas and red flags. The seated figure wears a rust-orange turban, orange robes and a long gold-beaded necklace, with a ritual mark on the forehead. In front, a red-covered table holds brass vessels, a plate of coloured powders, a flower garland and a small bowl of water. A man in a pink shirt offers a marigold garland, while bare-chested young men in orange cloth and white-clad devotees crowd close. Cameras with operators stand at the left, and a child in a white dhoti sits nearby. The scene reads as a river-ghat ceremony with a procession and aarti preparations.2016-04-24