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A night procession on a golden palanquin decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands and a large orange canopy with blue fringe and hanging tassels. On the palanquin, a seated man in an orange robe and orange turban waves while wearing a multi-coloured flower garland. In front, a bald man in an orange robe and white ash markings on his body, with a gold necklace, walks past the palanquin. To the left, a man in orange holds a tall silver staff, and a man in white dhoti with white ash on his body and a rudraksha mala stands beside him. A man with a white tilak on his forehead appears at the lower left edge.

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Night procession on an ornate golden palanquin decorated with marigold and orange garlands, tassels and bells, under a large orange umbrella with blue fringe. A man with a white-smeared head and body, wearing orange cloth and beaded necklaces, stands on the palanquin raising one hand to his forehead. Beside him a man in an orange robe and orange turban, with a red and pink garland, stands near a trident-like staff. Attendants in orange and white cloth hold tall staffs and a ceremonial metal staff at the front, and a bare-headed man with a white-and-red forehead mark stands in the lower left. Dark night sky, flame glow and a speaker box in the foreground.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 12 20132013-02-12February 10 20132013-02-10A night procession on a richly decorated golden palanquin-style float (ratha) under a canopy hung with marigold garlands, tassels and bells, and an orange and blue fringed parasol at left. A man in a saffron-orange robe raises one arm and holds his other palm in anjali beside a seated, saffron-clad figure wearing a red-and-gold headpiece. Men with white ash-smeared bodies and white dhotis stand around the float, one with hands folded in prayer. Flower arrangements and a red-velvet seat sit on the float, with an orange-lit lamp beyond the canopy and a bald man at far right.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession on a golden palanquin under a canopy of orange and blue fabric with dangling tassels and gold bells, edged with marigold and orange flower garlands. Seated on a maroon cushion at the centre is a smiling figure in orange robes with a gold crown and a red-pink garland, hands joined in greeting. Beside the palanquin, a bald man with white-smeared body wears an orange-saffron shawl and carries a long silver staff, while others in white dhotis with red borders and bare-chested attendants walk alongside. Bottom right, devotees in white clothes stand near the palanquin, and a silver ceremonial staff with bells rises on the right.2013-02-10Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event. A gold, ornately carved palanquin, decorated with thick garlands of marigolds and white flowers and hung with colourful tassels and bells, carries a seated figure wearing a gold crown and saffron-orange robes with red and white flower garlands. Two shaved-headed attendants in saffron robes and beaded necklaces walk beside the palanquin, one holding a silver ceremonial staff. A saffron flag stands at left under a blue fringed canopy, with bright lamps glowing in the dark background and a crowd visible at the bottom edge.2013-02-10A night procession under an ornate canopy hung with orange, blue, magenta and yellow tassels. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in an orange cloth and a white-marked young man in a white dhoti with a red border walk beside a golden staff. Behind them a smiling woman in an orange sari and a red-and-white flower garland sits on a velvet seat within a gold palanquin, garlanded with marigolds and white flowers. A brass horn appears at the right edge.2013-02-10