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A photograph of a kanwar pilgrimage on a flooded, muddy road near a brick wall with signboards. A barefoot man in orange shorts and an orange T-shirt with pink socks balances a bamboo pole across his shoulders, carrying two silver metal pots hung from its ends. Behind him a motorcycle with a rider in a white headband passes through the water. On the left, a man in an orange cap and red sash wears a white vest and orange trousers. On the right, a person in an orange shirt and blue shorts stands beside a colourful decorated bamboo structure with tassels and ribbons. Rain falls over the scene. No a person candidate is visible.

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July 21 20142014-07-21July 21 20142014-07-21July 21 20142014-07-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of men walking along a wet, muddy riverbank under overcast skies during rain. Several carry ornate kanwar-style wooden carrying frames decorated with bright pink, yellow, red and green flowers, tassels, ribbons and small pots, and some hold white water vessels. Most wear saffron-orange shirts, shorts or dhotis and orange headcloths. In the foreground a young man in a purple t-shirt walks with a backpack, while a man in a pink plastic rain cape walks at right. Trees, a bridge and parked vehicles appear in the background across the river.2014-07-21Kanwar pilgrims in orange clothing gather on wet stone ghat steps beside a river. Many wear orange shirts, orange shorts and orange headwear, and some carry decorated wooden kanwar frames with pink, green and tinsel ornaments. A man in orange wades into the muddy water near an iron chain railing, while others stand on the steps holding the chains. Scattered litter, plastic bags and cloth lie on the steps. A bare-chested man stands on the stairs and another in orange adjusts a decorated pole.2014-07-21July 21 20142014-07-21 +1 copiesA young boy in an orange t-shirt and orange shorts walks along a muddy riverbank in light rain, carrying a decorated kanwar on his shoulder. The kanwar is a bamboo frame with colourful paper and plastic flowers, pink, yellow and purple cloth panels, and a red cloth with gold trim. A white pendant hangs on a yellow cord around his neck, and he wears a black backpack and sandals. To the left, another pilgrim in an orange shirt walks under a striped plastic sheet held over his head. Green vegetation rises behind the riverbank.2014-07-21A crowded riverside ghat of muddy brown water with stone steps lined with people, many in saffron and orange clothing. Devotees bathe and wade in the river, some shirtless or in shorts and lungis, while others sit on the steps among scattered clothes and debris. Colourful decorated kanwar-style stands and bamboo frames with pink, green and multicoloured streamers rise along the steps, and black tarpaulin shelters and umbrellas stand in the background beside pink-washed buildings. A woman in red sits at the water's edge. No single identifiable a person figure is clearly visible; the scene shows general pilgrims at a river ghat.2014-07-21July 21 20142014-07-21 +1 copiesJuly 21 20142014-07-21Photograph of a muddy river ghat with stone steps descending into fast, murky brown water. Three young men in saffron-orange clothing stand and crouch on the steps near a chain railing, one holding a small white container and another with a backpack. A boy and a girl in colourful clothes stand higher on the steps among scattered litter, cloth and plastic debris. Vertical iron posts with chains line the steps, and festival decorations and a red structure are visible at the top edge.2014-07-21A riverside scene at a stone ghat on a river with murky, fast-moving water. In the foreground, several men in saffron-orange clothes crouch at the edge of the steps. One man in an orange garment and red shoulder cloth dips a white plastic jerrycan into the water, which hangs from a metal chain fixed to a black post. Another man in orange clothes kneels nearby, and a bare-armed person reaches in from the top left. Behind them, multistorey buildings line the far bank under an overcast sky. There is no visible a person candidate in this photograph.2014-07-21