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A festival procession on a street, with a large ornate golden umbrella canopy decorated with orange and white flower garlands and tasselled finials sheltering a raised palanquin-style platform. A seated figure in an orange-and-gold outfit and a red turban sits on the platform, surrounded by marigold garlands. Men in white dhotis stand around the carriage, one holding a metal ceremonial staff, while a bare-chested man in saffron cloth and rudraksha stands at right. A banner reads a Hindi-language akhara name, and a man watches from a balcony of a white building. Several people are visible, and a red flag is at the right edge.

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A decorated ceremonial palanquin procession on a city street. A seated figure in an orange-red turban and red-and-gold dress, adorned with garlands and gold bangles, sits under a large gold and bronze umbrella with dark red petal motifs and fringe. Men in white dhotis and a saffron-robed man with a shaved head walk alongside, one holding a long-handled fan or pole. The palanquin is draped in orange fabric and marigold garlands, with bells and red and purple tassels hanging from its arches. Onlookers watch from a balcony on the building behind, and a red flag stands at right. A banner with partly visible Hindi lettering hangs on the wall.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A procession on a street in India. A figure seated on a gold palanquin wears a red-orange turban and a maroon-and-gold garment, adorned with gold bangles, a floral garland and beads, holding a green object. Beside him a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti holds a silver-handled axe-like staff, and a second attendant in white dhoti wears a long rudraksha mala and gold bangles. The palanquin is decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, gold bells with red and purple tassels, and a golden canopy overhead. Spectators in the crowd film with phones, and a bald man in orange wears glasses at the right edge. Banners in Hindi script are visible behind.2016-04-18An outdoor festival procession on a road lined with spectators and uniformed police. A large ornate golden canopy with fringe is held over a decorated palanquin draped in marigold garlands. Beneath a smaller orange umbrella stands a bald priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads, holding a ritual object while a barefoot attendant in a white dhoti stands nearby. Another blue-canopied umbrella shades a figure in orange-brown robes. Red flags and strings of triangular bunting decorate the scene, and a red-and-white banner with portrait photos is visible behind the crowd. Many hands raise phones to record the procession.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A decorated ceremonial chariot procession under bright daylight. A large orange and maroon umbrella with fringed tassels and a golden finial shades a seated figure on an ornate palanquin-style vehicle draped in marigold and flower garlands, gold-and-maroon tassels, and bells. The seated figure wears a golden crown-like headpiece and a rich maroon-and-gold garment. Devotees surround the vehicle: a man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl raises his hands, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style garland stands at left, and a bald man in orange robes with a beaded garland stands at the lower right. Others in white and yellow shawls press alongside, and a hand-held orange fan appears at left.2010-01-01April 18 20162016-04-18Outdoor procession photo of a richly decorated golden palanquin under an orange and gold canopy with tassels and marigold garlands. Seated in the centre is a person in an orange-red turban and saffron-red shawl with a marigold garland, smiling. To the right, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti holds the long red canopy pole, and a second bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala stands beside him. Buildings and a tree line the street behind.2016-04-18Outdoor street procession in a crowded Indian town. A large ornate golden palanquin with a gold umbrella canopy, flower garlands and gold-tipped poles is carried through the street. A man in white clothing stands on the palanquin, and a shaved-headed monk in saffron-orange robes walks beside it, near a garlanded chariot-like float. Dense crowds of devotees surround the procession, and a man in a white kurta holds a silver tray. Residents watch from a balcony of a white building with a red flag on a pole.2016-04-18