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A festive procession on a crowded street. A decorated white palanquin-style vehicle draped with yellow marigold garlands and pink and purple flowers carries a seated figure in orange robes. Beside it, a young attendant in saffron-orange clothing and an orange turban holds a white fly-whisk (chamara) and wears a beaded necklace. Orange flags on tall poles rise over the scene, and an older woman in an orange-yellow sari with a red bindi walks at the lower right. Onlookers in white and orange line the road, and a white car and blue tent appear in the background.

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April 22 20162016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21 +1 copiesA 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.2010-07-24A night procession on a decorated float with a red and multicolored fringed canopy above. Seated on the float, a man in orange robes and an orange headwrap with long hair and a garland of rudraksha beads sits centrally, while a second man in red and orange with an orange headwrap sits at right, holding a rope. A young man in an orange shawl and white shirt holds a pole of the canopy at left, and another man in orange holds a ceremonial staff with a metal finial. Marigold garlands drape the float, and orange banners with a crescent-and-circle emblem are mounted on its sides. A fringed yellow flag is visible at far right. Several more people in orange and white are partly visible around the float.A festival procession on a golden ratha or chariot decorated with pink, white and yellow flower garlands and green foliage, with colourful tassels hanging from a canopy above. A man with long dark hair, a red and white flower garland, a red-beaded mala and orange robes sits on a maroon cushioned seat, smiling. Two men in orange robes stand at the chariot's sides, one holding its golden railing, the other bare-backed with a yellow cloth. A gold-crowned child attendant in a yellow garment stands nearby. Devotees in the foreground include women and a man with a red tilak. The scene shows a temple-style procession with a golden chariot.2012-04-27Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela camp with a decorated palanquin under a red and gold canopy strung with marigold garlands. Seated under the canopy is an elderly bearded man in saffron-orange robes with a long white beard and marigold garlands. Around the palanquin, devotees wear pink, orange and red tunics and saffron scarves, some carrying long silver staffs. Saffron flags flank the scene, and banners and posters hang from tents behind; one poster shows a bearded saint in orange with rudraksha beads and printed dates in Hindi. Several people in white kurtas and marigold garlands walk alongside, with a woman in a blue-and-white shawl in the foreground. The crowd is dense along the roadside.2016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21 +1 copiesJanuary 23 20072007-01-23A festival procession on a decorated open vehicle at dusk, with a red ornate umbrella overhead. Several saffron-robed sadhus sit on the platform, some with long white beards, one wearing an orange turban and another holding a tall white chamara-style fan. Ushers in red jackets with gold trim and red headwear hold long ceremonial swords or staffs. The sadhus wear marigold garlands in orange and red. In the foreground a woman in orange robes with a tilak sits beside the vehicle, and a banner in Hindi is attached to the front of the float. Hills and a small crowd appear in the background.2015-09-15A festival procession moves along a dirt path under leafy trees. Two large ceremonial umbrellas with red, yellow and blue canopies and tasselled fringe are carried on tall wooden poles with gold finials. Men in saffron orange robes lead, including a figure with long dark hair wearing a white and orange garland, gold necklaces and a gold-trimmed headpiece, and a bearded man in orange wearing a gold medallion necklace and glasses. A trident-topped staff rises at the left, and orange flags fly behind. Men in white and cream dhotis and kurtas and a woman in a blue sari walk among the crowd.2008-12-27Photo 11702328Kailasa Paramparagatha Atal Peetham