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A large group of devotees dressed in matching saffron-orange shirts, orange shawls and orange caps with a small emblem sits and stands on a riverside bridge or ghat over a flowing river, with forested hills behind. Many wear rudraksha malas. A decorated palanquin or ratha with a white canopy and garlands is visible at the far end of the procession, carried or accompanied by more orange-clad participants. A woman in the right foreground with light hair wears an orange shirt and mala. Smoke or mist rises in the background.

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May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22Large crowd of devotees dressed in matching saffron-orange robes and orange caps stands on a riverbank in Rishikesh, with forested hills behind and the Ganga visible at left. Many wear rudraksha malas. A small ornate palanquin or ratha with flowers and a canopy appears in the middle distance among the group. Most faces are close to the camera, so the crowd is dense in the foreground. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22Photograph of a large crowd of devotees in matching orange caps and orange shawls standing along a riverbank in Rishikesh, with forested hills behind them under a pale evening sky. Many participants press palms together in anjali, and a woman with long blonde hair in the right foreground holds her hands joined with a rudraksha-style mala around her neck. In the middle distance a decorated palanquin or ratha with a canopy is carried through the crowd toward the river, with a few people in white standing nearby. Behind the crowd, a rocky slope and small buildings line the water.2006-05-22A large group of devotees in matching orange t-shirts and orange caps, many wearing orange shawls and rudraksha malas, wades through shallow river water in a procession. Several raise their hands and wave. At the centre-back, a decorated palanquin or ratha with a white canopy and floral garlands is carried through the water, with figures in orange around it. Forested hillside and a small building rise along the far bank under overcast light.2006-05-22