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A street procession on a flower-decorated float with green and teal panels bearing an Om symbol and red roses. A man with long dark hair and a grey beard, wearing a white kurta and an orange shawl, holds a tall gold-wrapped staff and smiles. Behind him, a man in an orange robe with an orange turban and a flower garland sits on the float, and a younger man in white and orange sits nearby. In front, a man in a striped shirt sits at the vehicle's edge. A red parasol with fringe is held overhead, and yellow-green bunting hangs on the building behind. The photo is watermarked with the archive copyright.

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Several people stand or sit around the float, including a driver in a white shirt at the steering wheel, and others in white and saffron clothing. a person is the seated figure in the centre of the float, identified by saffron robe, mala and placement under the canopy.2007-02-02A photograph of a festival procession on a decorated vehicle. A central seated figure in saffron robes sits in a pink and white canopy adorned with flowers and a blue backdrop bearing a large Om symbol, with a golden trident beside it. Beside him sits another person in orange with a garland and a bead necklace. Colourful striped umbrellas with tassels flank the vehicle, and a white cloth draped along its front is strung with marigold and pink flower garlands. A driver in a white shirt holds the steering wheel in front. Several men in white and orange clothing stand or sit around the vehicle, and a few people stand on the roadside under trees in a dusty open setting. 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Several saffron-robed sadhus sit on the float; one in the center wears a white-and-orange shawl with rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace, another bald sadhu in a peach-coloured robe sits lower. Orange flags with Sanskrit-style lettering flank the float, and a crowd of devotees in orange and white stands below. Dense marigold garlands cover the raised platform. Approximately twenty or more people are visible in the crowd and on the float.2016-05-21A street procession on a decorated vehicle with a white and pink canopy draped in red flowers and black fabric, backed by a blue panel bearing an Om symbol and red petals. Seated under the canopy are several men in saffron-orange robes: one in an orange turban wearing a long garland, another with a shaved head beside him, and a younger person in white with an orange wrap. A driver in a white shirt holds the steering wheel in front, and a bare-chested young man wearing a mala necklace sits at the lower front. Two ornate red and orange parasols with tassels flank the vehicle, and people watch from balconies and the roadside. Yellow pennants are strung overhead.2007-02-02Outdoor procession at a temple with a decorated palanquin draped in white and pink cloth, black swags and red and yellow flower garlands. A tall gold trident stands upright at the centre. Two saffron-robed figures sit under the canopy: a shaven-headed man in orange clothes and a figure in an orange turban with a red flower in the hair and orange robes. Red umbrellas with fringed tassels shade them. Around the palanquin, men in white dhotis and orange shawls crowd close, some holding the umbrella poles and reaching toward the figures. A white temple tower rises in the background beside palm trees.2007-02-02