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A festival procession on a crowded street, with a large golden ratha-style float under a multicolored canopy. A seated sadhu in orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, raises his hand in blessing from a gilded throne with lion-face armrests. Around him, orange-robed attendants hold red flags, yellow and blue umbrellas and a ceremonial fan. Uniformed police and men in white dhotis stand on the float, with a dense crowd of devotees behind. Banners with printed text and a red-and-yellow decorated disc are visible. The swami's face is not clearly identifiable from this view, so no identity is asserted.

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Outdoor procession on a crowded street with a large golden ratha-style chariot carrying a seated saffron-robed sadhu wearing an orange turban and gold beaded necklaces, one hand raised in blessing. Rainbow-striped canopy overhead and yellow and blue parasols around the golden palanquin. Men in white dhotis walk beside the chariot, and uniformed police officers line the procession. Red flags flutter in front, and the background is packed with a dense crowd and banners.2016-04-22Procession on a street crowded with people at a Kumbh Mela-style festival. At the centre, a seated sannyasi in saffron-orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, sits on an ornate gold palanquin-throne decorated with carved lion figures and a golden canopy. Attendants in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees with mala garlands walk beside and support the palanquin. A rainbow-striped canopy and yellow and orange umbrellas shade the procession, and red flags wave. Uniformed police officers and a man holding a camera stand near the palanquin. A banner with Devanagari text hangs in the background, and crowds fill the street.2016-04-22 +1 copiesA festival procession on a crowded street, with a large golden palanquin at centre carrying a seated sadhu in orange robes, an orange turban and a rudraksha mala. Attendants in white dhotis hold red flags and white chamaras, and a bare-chested attendant plays a long brass horn. Yellow, blue and multicoloured parasols shade the palanquin, and orange-clad sadhus sit on the cart beside it. Uniformed police line the route and a large crowd fills the background.2016-04-22A large outdoor procession on a crowded street. At the centre, a seated man in an orange-and-saffron robe with an orange turban and a gold necklace sits on an ornate golden throne-palanquin with carved lion heads, under a multicoloured fringed canopy. Around him, saffron-robed sadhus and attendants walk and sit on the vehicle; a bare-chested attendant stands near the right side. A man in a yellow kurta and white dhoti walks in the foreground beside red flags. Many devotees and saffron-clad ascetics line both sides of the road, with more orange flags, a red-and-white banner showing two bearded robed figures, and a blue canopy at right. Festival tents and banners stretch into the background.2016-04-22A festive procession on a dusty road lined with a dense crowd. A seated sadhu in orange robes and rudraksha beads rides a gilded ornate palanquin with a multicoloured fringed canopy and a yellow parasol. Attendants in white dhotis and bare torsos carry red flags, a round decorative fan and long staffs, and fan the rider with white chamaras. Behind them, many devotees in saffron and white, and banners and umbrellas stretch down the street. Banners in the background show portraits of religious figures.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A dense outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style festival. In the centre, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a golden palanquin with leopard-print cushions, beneath a large yellow canopy and beside a golden lion sculpture. A man in white dhoti and white shirt with a bare upper body and orange-trimmed cloth raises a long orange pole behind the palanquin. Two women in orange saris sit in front on the ground near a framed picture, and a man in white with a red-tipped stick stands nearby. Behind them a large crowd in orange, white and colourful clothing presses along metal barricades, with tents, flags and red and yellow banners above.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18A golden ceremonial palanquin procession at a crowded festival. A seated figure in saffron robes, an orange turban, a rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace sits on an ornate gold throne with lion heads and carved cobra hood. Attendants in white dhotis with saffron shawls surround the throne; one plays a drum and another holds a red flag. Decorated umbrellas in orange, red and maroon with sun-face medallions shade the throne, and a red-and-black umbrella reads Dhyanapeetam. Crowds and tents fill the background. a person cues: orange turban, saffron robes, gold ornaments seated on the throne in procession.2016-04-22