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Street procession in an Indian town with a decorated palanquin under an ornate golden canopy and an orange parasol. A bald man in white robes stands on the palanquin, while a shirtless man in saffron-coloured garments and a red turban bends forward toward him. Crowds in orange scarves, red shirts and blue caps press close, many raising phones and cameras; a video camera is in the foreground. Marigold garlands drape the palanquin, red flags and bunting hang overhead, and utility poles and small buildings line the road.

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A street procession in an Indian town, with a decorated ratha or palanquin carried through a crowd. Above it, a large golden canopy and a smaller orange umbrella shade the figures on the cart; the cart is draped in marigold and white flower garlands and hung with bells and tassels. Strings of colourful pennants run over the street. Men in white dhotis and orange or red shirts stand close to the cart, and many in the crowd raise hands or phones. A figure with long dark hair stands on the cart in a red garment, but the identity is not clear enough to name. Cameras and a video rig are visible at the left edge.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town crowds around a decorated palanquin-style float heavily garlanded with orange marigold flowers and draped with greenery. A large ornate umbrella with fringe shades the float, and several yellow, red and maroon umbrellas rise above the crowd. Several people in white and off-white ceremonial garments stand on the float, one holding an object near the top, while red saffron-coloured flags with a golden emblem fly on poles. Dense onlookers in shirts and saris reach up, raise phones and watch from the roadside beside a multi-storey building. Printed names on the flags and storefront are not legible here.2016-04-18A street procession in a crowded town with a golden-yellow canopy umbrella over a richly decorated palanquin draped in orange and marigold garlands. Several people ride on the palanquin: a bald man in orange robes with rudraksha beads and a shawl sits near the front, and a man in a red-orange turban sits beside him, while a man in white dhoti stands at the rear holding the structure. Crowds on the street raise their hands in greeting and phone cameras, and red flags line the procession. Balconies above are packed with onlookers and buildings display hanging marigold garlands.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense street procession photographed outdoors under a hazy sky, with a crowd of many devotees and onlookers filling the road. Red and saffron flags rise on tall poles at left, and a decorated ornate float with golden elements and colourful tiered garlands stands near the foreground. A man in a red shirt stands atop a blue-and-black vehicle. Several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with white cloth over their shoulders, hold brass bells and offer chants; one shaved-headed man in white clothes raises a bell. Many people raise mobile phones and cameras, and a photographer stands at upper right. Decorated palanquins with canopies and umbrellas appear in the background, along with buildings and trees. The scene suggests a ritual yatra procession.2015-09-15 +1 copiesA street procession moves through a crowded Indian town. A decorated ratha or palanquin carries a seated figure under an orange and blue canopy hung with tassels, its sides wrapped in garlands of marigolds. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a shoulder bag stands on the cart, one hand raised. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a rope. Uniformed police officers with caps line the route, and red flags with saffron emblems flutter overhead. Many devotees press in from the foreground, some raising hands in greeting, others in white or pastel shirts. Shopfronts and power lines frame the street.2016-04-18A festive street procession in India with a large ornate chariot-palanquin under a gold fringed canopy with an orange inner canopy, garlanded with marigolds and white flowers and hung with bells. Seated on the raised golden seat is a figure in orange-saffron robes and a red shawl, with a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti standing beside him on the left and a man in a light saffron top beside him on the right, shaved-headed with a rudraksha-style mala. Red flags and multicoloured bunting line the scene, and a dense crowd of men, women and children presses around the chariot, many raising hands. Blue and red umbrellas and a decorated garland-covered structure appear at the edges.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town moves through a crowded lane lined with multi-storey buildings and balconies filled with onlookers. At the centre, a golden ornate palanquin with a gold-fringed canopy and hanging bells is decorated with marigold and white garlands. Seated figures in saffron and red robes sit inside, while a man in white dhoti holds a yellow parasol and another in white dhoti stands with a bare upper body and rudraksha mala. Uniformed police officers in khaki and a soldier in camouflage cap manage the crowd, and red flags flutter nearby. Several onlookers in the foreground hold up phones to photograph the procession.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18