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Outdoor procession with a large crowd pressing close behind a golden palanquin or ratha decorated with white and orange marigold garlands. In the foreground, a person in a gilded crown and gold armband bracelets raises both palms in greeting, while devotees in orange, white and red clothing fill the street. Posters on a pole show a bearded man in red robes, and tall trees and colourful tents line the road.

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May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A photograph of a procession on a dusty roadside lined with trees and tents. In the foreground, a figure in an ornate gold crown with a red and gold headpiece, wearing gold bangles, a red floral garland, and white-marked arms, raises both palms in greeting while seated on a decorated golden palanquin or chariot. Orange marigold garlands drape its edge. A large crowd of devotees behind raises their hands, some holding phones and cameras. Purple and red tassels hang above, and banners and flags line the road.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A festival procession on a decorated ratha or chariot under a yellow canopy trimmed with green, purple, pink and red tassels and gold bells. Orange marigold garlands wrap the pillars. A central figure in a gold crown and a red-and-gold garment raises one arm and holds a gold staff, wearing a gold-beaded neck garland with red and white flower garlands and gold bangles. A seated man on the left wears a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala. Dense crowds, police in uniform, yellow barricades, red and white banners and flags fill the sunlit roadside behind them.2016-05-09A large crowd of devotees surrounds a golden ornate palanquin decorated with flower garlands and a red and yellow canopy, during a procession. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a red shawl raises a hand in blessing atop the palanquin, with garlands around the neck. Men in white dhotis and saffron shawls walk alongside, some holding the palanquin poles, and many devotees raise hands and phones toward it. Cameras on tripods and a yellow barrier line the street, with a pink temple and tents in the background.2016-05-21A festival procession on a decorated golden palanquin-style chariot beneath a yellow canopy with orange marigold garlands. A figure seated on the left wears a gold crown, a dark maroon robe, white and pink flower garlands, and gold necklaces, and raises one hand in greeting. Beside him a standing attendant in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads holds a tall silver trident. Dense crowds press along the road, many raising mobile phones, and red flags and tented stalls line the street under green trees.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09