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A photograph of a procession on a street lined with onlookers. A seated figure in a red-and-gold garment and a long beaded necklace sits under a small canopy on an open orange vehicle. A standing man in white shirt and trousers holds a long pole with a red flag on the vehicle roof. Red and orange flags are attached along the vehicle sides. Spectators in pink, blue, green and striped shirts lean on the vehicle and watch, with trees and a telecom tower behind.

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April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession moves through a crowded Indian city street. At the centre, a gilded ornate palanquin with a golden canopy carries a seated saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala, flanked by attendants; a man in a white uniform stands on the palanquin's platform. Orange and blue parasols, white-clad attendants holding flagpoles and marigold garlands line the procession, with red flags fluttering. A bus with red flags sits behind. Massed onlookers, many men in white and pastel shirts, fill the foreground, and multi-storey buildings with a 'Science House' sign frame the scene.2016-04-18July 24 20132013-07-24A photograph of a bus viewed from the front, with a figure seated on a raised red seat on its roof under a white canopy. The seated person wears orange robes and a beaded necklace, and raises one hand in greeting while smiling. A gold-and-red decorative backdrop sits behind the seat. A second person in a white shirt is visible inside the bus windscreen area, and the bus has large white side mirrors. Trees and a clear blue sky fill the background.2013-02-23 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20132013-02-23 +1 copiesA crowd gathers around a gilded ceremonial palanquin with an ornate golden canopy decorated with orange, green and purple tassels and bells. A man in a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha malas stands at the palanquin's side, while a bald man in orange garments and a man in an orange-red turban stand among devotees. Several people in white and light clothing raise phones to photograph the procession. Red flags flank the scene in front of a pink temple facade with a painted image of a seated sage. Several people in the foreground lean in toward the procession.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian city with red flags on poles. A gilded golden ornate chariot with carved horse-head ornaments and a canopy carries seated figures in saffron-orange robes. Above, on a bus roof, a figure in a saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala sits on a raised platform beneath a canopy, while a bald man in orange stands beside him holding a red flag. A man in white shirt and trousers stands on the roof holding a red flag pole. Crowds of onlookers line the street, and multi-storey buildings with balconies and signboards, including a sign reading Science House, frame the scene.2016-04-18February 23 20132013-02-23 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20122012-01-01April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A festival procession moves through a crowd under a red umbrella with colourful tassels and a palm-frond canopy. A man in a saffron-orange robe, with an orange head wrap, long rudraksha-style beaded mala and a gold-coloured necklace, sits or stands on a decorated palanquin-style float (ratha/palanquin) draped with garlands of orange and yellow flowers. Beside him an older figure in orange robes also rides under an ornate red-and-gold canopy. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis press forward, one man with a red tilak on his forehead, while a uniformed police officer in a peaked cap watches from the right. Yellow and multicoloured umbrellas decorate the scene.2009-07-23