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A large street procession moves down a tree-lined road during a festival. At centre, a golden ratha/chariot decorated with floral garlands and colourful bunting carries a seated deity murti under a golden dome. A man in saffron/orange robes walks beside the chariot, while a tractor pulls a float with a portrait banner. Crowds in white ritual clothes, red sashes and garlands walk with tall red flags and green umbrellas, and spectators stand on a white wall and along the roadside. A black-and-white portrait banner and a loudspeaker hang on a pole.

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May 21 20162016-05-21A large street procession moves between tall trees along a white boundary wall. At the centre, a golden ornate palanquin-style chariot carries a seated figure in red and gold attire, decorated with flower garlands and gold canopy finials, pulled by a tractor with a driver in khaki uniform. Red flags are carried by white-clad devotees in front, many wearing white dhotis, rudraksha-style beads and sashes. Dense crowds line the route and watch from the wall, and a green-and-gold umbrella and a loudspeaker appear on the left and right. Banners with portraits hang on poles along the street.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A large street procession moves between tall trees along a wide road. At the left, a golden palanquin or ratha carries a deity murti decorated with garlands and flowers, with an orange-robed attendant standing beside it. Men and women in white ritual clothes walk alongside holding red flags, and a green ornate umbrella is carried at the lower left. Uniformed police and yellow-vested volunteers manage the crowd. On the right, a dense crowd of onlookers sits and stands along a white wall, and a purple banner shows a portrait of a bearded elder, with a loudspeaker on a pole above. Many people are visible, mostly in the 100+ range.2016-05-21A street procession moves through a tree-lined road with a crowd lining a white boundary wall on the right. At the centre, a golden ornate palanquin carrying a seated figure in orange and gold, garlanded with flowers and decorated with a canopy, is pulled forward. Around it, many men and women in white dhotis and saris with red and orange sashes and garlands walk, holding large red flags on poles. A green embroidered umbrella stands at the lower left and a loudspeaker hangs on a pole. Spectators on the wall wave and watch, and a purple banner with a portrait hangs on the right, with red-and-orange flags throughout the crowd.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A large street procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering, with a golden ornate palanquin decorated with flower garlands at its centre. A figure seated in the palanquin wears a red garment and beaded necklaces, while a man in an orange cloth stands at its side. Surrounding devotees wear white dhotis and garlands, many with bare upper bodies and tilak marks, carrying tall red flags. A large green patterned umbrella shades the procession, and police in khaki uniforms line the route beside yellow barriers. Crowds watch from the roadside and from a wall, under tall trees with banners and posters on the left.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21