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January 20 20072007-01-20 +1 copiesA procession at a Kumbh Mela site shows a wooden palanquin-style platform decorated with yellow and white marigold garlands, carrying deity murtis dressed in ornaments, set on a white cloth over a blue tractor trailer. Red and multicolored fringed umbrellas shelter the platform. A bare-chested man with a saffron-orange turban and orange cloth stands at the back, and a man in white shirt holds a trident-tipped staff. Cameramen with a video camera and still camera film on the left, and a crowd of devotees in orange and white fills the background beside a steel footbridge and a temple-like structure.January 20 20072007-01-20May 09th 20162016-05-09January 20 20072007-01-20 +1 copiesA roadside procession on a dusty shoulder beside a paved road. At centre, a gilded palanquin with a red-and-gold canopy and garlanded white flower festoons is carried by men in white shirts and white dhotis. A man in orange robes stands on the palanquin near its front, with a second orange-robed figure beside him. Several multicoloured canopy umbrellas are held aloft by men in white, and orange-and-red flags are carried along the rope-lined route. Bystanders in casual clothes watch from the grass, a red tractor and a silver car are on the road, and a large truck is parked at the top left.2010-07-24A festival procession at a Kumbh Mela camp on a dusty ground under a bridge. A tractor pulls a decorated wooden platform covered in marigold garlands and a white cloth, holding two deity murtis, one with a crown and a trident-like emblem. Two large red and orange umbrellas with tassels shade the platform. Crowds of devotees, including a man in white holding a pair of folded hands and a man with an orange turban in orange cloth beside golden trident staffs, line the procession. A cameraman in a white T-shirt films at the front, and a banner with a person logo hangs on the left.October 15 20112011-10-15December 20 20112011-12-20Aerial view of a large procession moving down a wide city road lined with buses, trucks, cars and autorickshaws. Crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts carry saffron-orange flags, and police in khaki stand along the route. In the lower right, an ornate palanquin with a colourful multi-panelled umbrella canopy and garlands carries a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, while attendants in white clothes walk beside it. Several other multicoloured canopies and a decorated vehicle appear further up the procession, and onlookers line the pavement on the right.2010-07-24 +1 copiesFebruary 11 20132013-02-11A decorated palanquin procession on a roadside. Seated on a flower-draped palanquin is a figure in saffron-orange robes with an orange turban and a rudraksha-style necklace, holding a small object in hand. Beside the palanquin stands a bald man in orange robes, holding a ceremonial fan-like item. The palanquin is festooned with white and orange garlands, colourful tassels and gold ornaments. Many men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing orange scarves, walk alongside holding orange flags and placards. Uniformed police officers and onlookers line the road, and several people in the crowd take photographs.2010-07-24