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Outdoor festival procession with a golden palanquin-style chariot decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, hanging gold bells, and green and purple tassels. A man in an orange-red turban and garland sits on the chariot, while men in white dhotis and rudraksha-style necklaces walk alongside, one holding a video camera. Red flags flank the procession, with blue and yellow umbrellas and a police officer in khaki uniform and cap. Many onlookers fill the background.

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A decorated ceremonial chariot procession, with a long-haired man in orange-saffron robes and a gold crown seated on an ornate golden ratha. He raises his right hand in blessing, wearing a white flower garland. Above him, a multicoloured canopy with bird motifs and a yellow canopy with pink tassels shelter the chariot, whose frame is wrapped in marigold and yellow garlands, with gold bells and tassels hanging down. Saffron flags are held aloft by devotees in the foreground, many of them women. Blue sky and a few buildings form the background.2009-12-27Photograph of a decorated ceremonial chariot procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a tall gold crown with a red-and-white garland sits on an ornate canopy-covered cart hung with golden bell finials and multicoloured tassels in pink, purple, yellow, turquoise and green. Marigold and rose garlands wrap the poles. A bald man in saffron cloth with a silver-tipped staff stands at left, his body dusted with white ash, while another attendant in orange sits beside him. On the right, a photographer in white clothing aims a digital SLR camera at the scene. The chariot is flanked by silver ceremonial staffs and flower arrangements under a clear blue sky.2013-02-10Outdoor street procession in India with a decorated ratha-style chariot draped in marigold and white flower garlands and hung with brass bells and gold tassels. A bald man in an orange-saffron wrap and gold-beaded neck garland stands near the front, smiling and leaning on the cart rail, a saffron-clothed figure on the left holds a long staff, and a standing man in a red-maroon turban waves his right hand. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the cart's edge. Large orange and yellow umbrellas, a red flag, and gold-coloured ceremonial fans decorate the scene, with onlookers in the background.2016-04-18A festive procession on a city street with a richly decorated palanquin at centre. A seated figure in a maroon-red turban and ochre robe, adorned with marigold and jasmine garlands, rudraksha-style beads and gold ornaments, is carried under layered umbrellas in orange, yellow, blue and pink. Men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies walk alongside, holding long red standards and gold-tasselled poles. Bells and tassels hang from the palanquin frame. A uniformed police officer in khaki and a dark cap stands near the carriers, and a crowd of devotees, many women in saris, lines the route with hands raised.2016-04-18May 21 20162016-05-21April 18 20162016-04-18A festival procession on a crowded city street during the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. A large gold-covered palanquin with a golden canopy and floral garlands is carried through the crowd. A central figure seated on the palanquin, wearing red-orange garments and garlands, raises a hand in greeting. Around the palanquin, men in white dhotis, bare-chested devotees with rudraksha malas, and women in red saris walk beside it. Red flags, red and orange umbrellas, and a yellow bus line the street, with a uniformed police officer in khaki and a dark cap at left. Tents and banners fill the background.2016-05-21April 18 20162016-04-18A smiling man in a maroon-red turban with a vertical tilak on his forehead stands in a procession setting. He wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulder, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and gold earrings, and a gold armlet on his upper arm. Behind him hang orange marigold garlands, green, red and purple tassels, and golden bells on a decorated pole. A gold ornamental staff rises at right, and another man in the background looks to the side. The scene suggests a ceremonial procession.2016-04-18Outdoor festival procession in bright daylight. A large decorated palanquin or float covered in red, yellow, green and white flower garlands and marigold strings hangs above the crowd, with a red cloth banner trimmed in white at right. Men in saffron-yellow and orange kurtas with green lower cloths and white turbans play large hand drums and cymbals. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk among them, and a man in a yellow shirt holds a drum mid-procession. Colourful striped umbrellas with fringed edges and red-and-blue emblems shade the route. Devotees crowd behind, with women in yellow and white saris at right. The scene reads as a temple or ashram chariot procession.2011-01-01April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession on a decorated ratha-style palanquin under a gold-fringed canopy with red and orange trim. A seated figure in orange-red and gold attire with a red turban sits on a floral-garlanded throne, flanked by two men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies holding the canopy poles. Crowds of onlookers, police in dark uniforms and red flags line the road, several bearing printed portraits of a turbaned man. A flag and sign show a printed portrait labelled with Hindi text. Marigold and white flower garlands cover the platform, and pink and orange umbrellas shade the procession.2016-04-18