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A street procession in a crowded Indian market lane. A man in a red-and-maroon turban and maroon robe, with gold bangles, layered gold necklaces and marigold garlands, raises a tall gold ceremonial staff topped with a gold finial and green and red tassels. Behind him a decorated gold-and-marigold float or chariot is visible. Dense crowds of onlookers line the street, many raising their hands and holding up phones, and a shop sign reads Gupta Cloth Stores. Watermarked archive photo.

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April 18 20162016-04-18Outdoor street procession photographed from the side. A person in a red-orange turban and ornate gold jewellery, with a rudraksha-style flower garland of marigolds and pink blossoms, stands on a decorated platform holding a tall golden ceremonial staff topped with tassels in red and green. The person raises one hand in greeting. Below, a large crowd of onlookers, many with raised hands, presses along a street lined with shops, including a dress shop and a sign for Gupta. Hanging marigold garlands and bright tassels decorate the scene.2016-04-18A procession on a city street: a man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap and a red-orange turban sits on a flower-decorated ratha or palanquin, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. He wears layered rudraksha-style beaded malas, a gold-toned ceremonial pendant, gold bangles and a flower garland, and holds a tall gold kalasha-style staff with orange, green and red tassels. The canopy is draped with marigold garlands and colourful tassels. Crowd members in purple and white clothes press forward on the left, some raising phones. Storefronts behind include a red sign reading Gupta Cloth Store.2016-04-18Outdoor procession scene in a crowded street lined with shops, including a sign reading शंक डेसेस. A man in a red turban and bare chest, wearing marigold garlands, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and gold armlets, stands on an ornately decorated golden palanquin-style platform hung with red, green, purple and yellow tassels and marigold garlands. He gestures toward a golden kalasha-topped staff. A second person in white stands beside him. A dense crowd of devotees watches and raises hands. Below the platform, a figure in a white and gold garment stands at the lower left.2016-04-18A procession on a city street with a figure in a red-orange turban and orange and gold garments standing on a decorated golden palanquin or float. The figure raises a hand in greeting and wears several long garlands of orange marigolds and a rudraksha-style necklace with bangles. A tall gold ornamental staff with a tapering gold finial stands beside them, and red, purple and green tassels hang from the canopy. Crowds line the street behind, with uniformed police officers in khaki, men in white shirts waving, women in saffron and colourful saris, and red flags. Rose petals and marigold petals cover the float's pink cloth. Shop fronts with signs line the street.2016-04-18A smiling bare-shouldered figure in a procession wears a rust-red turban and a rudraksha-style brown mala with yellow marigold garlands and pink rose garlands across the chest. Behind and beside the figure are a red-tasselled ceremonial ornament, a gold-finished ornate pole with spherical knobs, and a silver staff with a curved top. Colourful parasols in pink, blue and purple, along with red, orange and yellow flags, line a street, with festoons and bunting above and spectators in the background. Gold bells with green and gold tassels hang at the right edge.2016-04-18Street procession scene seen from a decorated float. A figure in an orange-red turban and orange-saffron robe with long dark hair and heavy marigold garlands stands on a raised red-cushioned platform, raising one hand toward a tall ornate golden pillar with a tasselled finial, while a crowd of onlookers in colourful saris, kurtas and white caps presses along the street. Hanging golden bells, red, green and purple tassels and marigold strands decorate the float. A shop sign for Shashank Dresses and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with sacred marks stand at left. Pink petals scatter on the ground.2016-04-18A procession on a crowded street in an Indian town, seen from a golden palanquin or ratha decorated with a gold finial column, red and gold cushions and scattered marigold petals. In the foreground a figure in a rust-red turban and ornate gold necklace with marigold garlands raises one hand in greeting toward the crowd. Beside him, a bare-chested man in saffron cloth sits on the palanquin. Behind, many devotees raise their hands, and a cameraman films. Colourful tassels hang above, and shop signs and a temple spire are visible in the background.2016-04-18Outdoor procession on a crowded street. In the foreground, a figure in a rust-orange turban and ornate gold-and-red beaded necklace raises one hand and smiles while seated on a richly decorated palanquin draped in red cloth and marigold garlands. Tall golden finials topped with green, red and yellow tassels frame the scene. Behind them, a shirtless priest in saffron cloth sits on the palanquin, and a large crowd of devotees on the street and balconies raises hands and phones. Shop banners and a rose-petal strewn floor are visible.2016-04-18Outdoor street procession in a crowded Indian town. A figure in a rust-orange turban and orange robes with long dark hair, gold necklaces and yellow marigold garlands raises a hand in greeting from a golden palanquin decorated with gold finials and hanging red, green, orange and purple tassels. Dozens of spectators press along the street, many raising hands or holding up phones. A bald man in saffron cloth stands near the palanquin, marigold and rose petals cover the red cushioned seat, and shops with colourful garments and balconies crowd the background.2016-04-18A street procession in a crowded Indian town. A bald man in an orange-saffron cloth sits on a golden palanquin strewn with pink and yellow flower petals, under an orange canopy with gold tassels. Behind and beside it, a man in a red turban and orange garments with a garland of orange marigolds stands among tall gold-capped poles hung with purple, red and green tassels and white and orange flower garlands. Uniformed police officers and a large crowd of onlookers line the street, many holding up phones, with multi-storey buildings and shopfronts behind them.2016-04-18A photograph of a procession with a smiling man in a maroon-red turban and saffron-brown robe waving his right hand, wearing layered gold beaded necklaces, rudraksha-style beads, a gold bangle and a gold earring. Beside him stands a man in a white dhoti with an orange-gold border and a gold beaded necklace, and a gilded ceremonial staff topped with a gold finial and colorful tassels is in the foreground. Behind them, a canopy decorated with green, maroon and purple tassels, marigold garlands and a red flag suggest a ratha or palanquin procession. Two or three people are visible at the edges.2016-04-18