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A festive street procession with a large golden palanquin-style structure topped by kalasha-like gold finials and draped in long white and orange marigold garlands, with green, red and maroon tassels hanging below. An orange and gold ceremonial umbrella with silver-trimmed fringe shades the scene. In the foreground, a man in a dark red turban and a gold-beaded necklace holds a gold pole, while beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border and garlands stands near the structure. Other people in white ceremonial dress with red and gold garlands and a man holding the red umbrella pole are visible at right, against a backdrop of a street, building and trees.

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April 18 20162016-04-18A decorated golden palanquin procession in a city street. Seated in the centre is a man in a maroon-red turban and a maroon garment with a strand of orange and yellow marigold garlands and beaded necklaces. He wears gold bangles and holds a rudraksha-style mala, and is flanked by attendants. The palanquin has an orange canopy with silver hanging tassels, a gold finial, and a pole wrapped in marigold garlands and green and red tassels. Attendants in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and orange garlands stand on the platform beside him, with a red flag bearing a figure in the background. Uniformed police officers stand along the street behind, and marigold petals cover the floor of the carriage. Multiple people are visible, including the seated figure and several attendants.2016-04-18A street procession on a decorated palanquin or ratha. An orange canopy umbrella with mirror embroidery stands at left, and tall gold pillars wrapped in marigold garlands rise on the right, hung with gold bells and purple, red and green tassels. The float is heaped with pink and orange flower petals. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth sits on the float with a wrapped red turban. Other people in white and saffron clothes stand around the float, and a uniformed police officer in khaki is visible in the street. Shopfronts and a crowd line the road behind.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Outdoor street procession in a crowded Indian town. A large open ratha-style palanquin is decorated with a bright orange canopy, gold finials, purple and magenta tassels, and heaped marigold and rose petals. Seated on the palanquin is a bald man with an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders and a gold chain, his head turned toward the crowd. In front, a man in a maroon turban, bare-shouldered, with orange marigold garlands and gold armlets, sits facing forward. Behind them, uniformed police officers and a dense crowd of onlookers line the road, with people watching from a balcony on the right and a red flag and shop signage in the background.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A festive street procession in a palanquin-style ceremonial chariot draped with marigold garlands and pink, purple and green tassels. A smiling man in a red-orange turban and saffron-red robes, wearing layered ornate necklaces and a garland, sits raised on the cushioned seat, one hand lifted in blessing. Attendants in white dhotis and bare-chested gold adornments hold the golden poles and a red-and-gold umbrella, with an orange umbrella overhead. Petals cover the seat. Crowds watch from balconies along the street, and bunting hangs across the lane.2016-04-18A festival procession on a decorated palanquin draped with marigold garlands and multicoloured tassels in green, red, magenta and purple, with gold bells and gold finials. A man in a maroon turban, bare-shouldered maroon-and-saffron cloth, gold bangles and a long ornate gold-and-beaded necklace sits on the right, raising one hand in blessing and smiling. Beside him, a second man in white dhoti and shawl with a beaded mala holds a long red staff. Red flags and a gold-fringed canopy surround them on a roadside with buildings and onlookers in the background.2016-04-18Outdoors during a street procession, a gilded palanquin decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and a large orange canopy carries a seated figure in saffron-orange robes. Behind, a large brass-and-gold ornamental standard with tall purple, red and green fringed tassels rises above the crowd. A man in a maroon turban seated near the foreground holds his hands together and is strewn with pink petals. Dense crowds of onlookers line the street, many in white clothing, with multi-storey buildings behind. Marigold petals cover the palanquin floor.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A festive street procession with a decorated ceremonial palanquin covered in orange marigold garlands and red, green and purple tassels under a gold canopy. Seated on the right, a smiling man in a red-orange turban and saffron robes wears a rudraksha-style mala and ornate gold necklace, raising one hand in greeting. A younger attendant in white stands beside the palanquin, and an orange parasol is held nearby. Bystanders in yellow and white clothing line the street, with festival bunting and a building behind.2016-04-18