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A festive street procession in an Indian city. A golden palanquin-style float with a gold fringed canopy and marigold and white flower garlands carries a seated woman in a red-and-gold dress wearing a red turban and garlands, waving to the crowd. Around the float, bare-chested attendants in white dhotis hold long poles and a tall white-and-orange ceremonial staff. A saffron-robed sannyasi with a shaved head walks beside the float holding a red flag on a pole. Uniformed police officers line the route, and a crowd of onlookers and a cameraman fill the street, with shops and multi-storey buildings behind.

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Photo 11702170A street procession in an Indian city. A seated figure in a red and orange robe with a red turban and gold necklaces raises a hand from a gold palanquin decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, under a gold fringed canopy. Two attendants in white dhotis and gold-bordered shawls walk alongside, one holding a long white fly-whisk and another steadying the palanquin. A red flag on a pole rises beside them. Police in khaki uniforms line the road and crowds watch from balconies and the roadside. Shops, a blue signboard and electricity poles fill the background.2016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22A street procession in an Indian city with a decorated ceremonial palanquin under a white and gold canopy with a yellow parasol, marigold and garland drapes, and gold-tipped poles carried by bearers. A saffron-clad sadhu in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks beside it, while a woman in white attire stands near the palanquin. Red flags flank the procession, and a crowd of devotees with raised hands lines the road in colourful saris, salwar kameez and police uniforms. Behind them hang a large banner with a bearded portrait and printed Hindi text and a blue-canopied chariot.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession with a decorated ratha or palanquin carried through a crowd. A figure seated under the golden-fringed canopy wears an orange-red head covering, rudraksha-style beads and garlands, and raises a hand in greeting; the canopy is hung with brass bells and marigold and white flower garlands. Men in white dhotis with bare upper bodies carry red flags and poles, and a uniformed police officer walks beside the cart. Orange and yellow umbrellas and blue canopies shade the route, and a man in a white shirt plays cymbals on the front of the cart. Bystanders line the street, and a partial red banner stands at the right edge.2016-04-18May 21 20162016-05-21A decorated golden palanquin procession moves through a street in Ujjain. A seated figure in a red-orange turban and orange robes, wearing long beaded necklaces and raising a hand in blessing, sits on a red-cushioned throne on the palanquin. Bearers in white dhotis lift the poles, and a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks alongside holding a long staff. A yellow umbrella and red flags are mounted above, with orange and white marigold garlands and bells hanging around the palanquin. Spectators in colourful clothes line the street behind a large yellow banner with Hindi text.2016-04-18A street procession on a decorated ratha-style palanquin under a gold-fringed canopy with red and orange trim. A seated figure in orange-red and gold attire with a red turban sits on a floral-garlanded throne, flanked by two men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies holding the canopy poles. Crowds of onlookers, police in dark uniforms and red flags line the road, several bearing printed portraits of a turbaned man. A flag and sign show a printed portrait labelled with Hindi text. Marigold and white flower garlands cover the platform, and pink and orange umbrellas shade the procession.2016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18A festival procession on a city street during a Kumbh Mela event. A decorated ornamental palanquin, draped in marigold garlands with an ornate canopy, carries a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a gold necklace, with attendants around him. A man in white dhoti stands beside the palanquin, holding a long pole with a bell-tipped ornament. Crowds of devotees with raised hands line the street, and red flags wave overhead. A large banner reads a Kumbh Mela 2016 ashram camp message with a portrait of a bearded sadhu in saffron. Other people in shirts, saris and caps watch from the roadside, and a motorcycle sits at the lower edge.2016-04-18