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Outdoor street procession in a crowded Indian town. A figure in a rust-orange turban and orange robes with long dark hair, gold necklaces and yellow marigold garlands raises a hand in greeting from a golden palanquin decorated with gold finials and hanging red, green, orange and purple tassels. Dozens of spectators press along the street, many raising hands or holding up phones. A bald man in saffron cloth stands near the palanquin, marigold and rose petals cover the red cushioned seat, and shops with colourful garments and balconies crowd the background.

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April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Street procession scene with a palanquin-like ratha decorated with golden finials, red, green, orange and purple tassels, and marigold garlands. In the foreground a woman in a rust-red turban and gold bangles, wearing a gold necklace with yellow flower garland, raises her right palm in greeting toward the vehicle. A bald man in orange cloth sits on the decorated platform behind her. A dense crowd of onlookers lines the street, many raising hands, some photographing, beneath hanging banners and shopfronts.2016-04-18Outdoor procession on a crowded street. In the foreground, a figure in a rust-orange turban and ornate gold-and-red beaded necklace raises one hand and smiles while seated on a richly decorated palanquin draped in red cloth and marigold garlands. Tall golden finials topped with green, red and yellow tassels frame the scene. Behind them, a shirtless priest in saffron cloth sits on the palanquin, and a large crowd of devotees on the street and balconies raises hands and phones. Shop banners and a rose-petal strewn floor are visible.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A procession on a crowded street in an Indian town, seen from a golden palanquin or ratha decorated with a gold finial column, red and gold cushions and scattered marigold petals. In the foreground a figure in a rust-red turban and ornate gold necklace with marigold garlands raises one hand in greeting toward the crowd. Beside him, a bare-chested man in saffron cloth sits on the palanquin. Behind, many devotees raise their hands, and a cameraman films. Colourful tassels hang above, and shop signs and a temple spire are visible in the background.2016-04-18A procession on a city street with a figure in a red-orange turban and orange and gold garments standing on a decorated golden palanquin or float. The figure raises a hand in greeting and wears several long garlands of orange marigolds and a rudraksha-style necklace with bangles. A tall gold ornamental staff with a tapering gold finial stands beside them, and red, purple and green tassels hang from the canopy. Crowds line the street behind, with uniformed police officers in khaki, men in white shirts waving, women in saffron and colourful saris, and red flags. Rose petals and marigold petals cover the float's pink cloth. Shop fronts with signs line the street.2016-04-18Outdoor 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 festival procession on a decorated ratha or palanquin with golden bells and multicoloured tassels in green, red, purple and yellow hanging from its canopy. A woman in a rust-orange head wrap, orange and magenta marigold garlands and gold jewellery stands on the right, raising one hand toward an orange parasol with a gold finial. Beside her, a shaven-headed man in orange clothing sits on the cart. Marigold and flower garlands drape the vehicle, and beans and flower petals fill a tray at the base. Uniformed police and onlookers in colourful saris stand along the street behind, with trees and buildings beyond.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18