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Outdoor street procession in a crowded Indian market lane. A man in a red-orange turban and saffron-orange robe with long garlands and a gold necklace sits on a decorated golden palanquin-style vehicle, smiling and raising a hand. Beside him stands a man in white dhoti and shawl with long hair and gold chain, gesturing with an outstretched arm. The vehicle has a tall gold pillar with colourful tassels in purple, red and green, marigold garlands and rose petals. Behind, a dense crowd of onlookers, uniformed police officers, and a videographer with a camera on the left. Shops with signs line the street.

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April 18 20162016-04-18A festive street procession in a crowded Indian town. A seated figure in a rust-orange turban, orange robe, gold necklaces and flower garlands rides on a golden palanquin with fringed red, green and purple tassels, surrounded by scattered rose petals. Behind him a standing attendant in white with a gold necklace raises one hand toward the crowd. Dense onlookers line the street beneath shop signs, including one reading Maneesh Garments. The seated figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity from visible cues alone, so no identification is asserted; the scene is a palanquin procession with devotees and crowds.2016-04-18A street procession in a crowded Indian market lane. A man in a red-orange turban, orange-red garment, gold chains and a yellow-and-pink flower garland sits on a decorated ornate palanquin with a gold finial, green and purple tassels, marigold garlands and scattered rose petals. He raises one hand in greeting. A younger man with long dark hair, a white garment and gold necklaces stands beside him. A man in a white dhoti kneels at the left edge, and a crowd of onlookers, some in uniform and police in khaki, lines the street in front of shops. A curved sword and a dagger lie on the red cloth. Shop signs for a chemist and a garment store are visible.2016-04-18A street procession in a crowded Indian town. In the foreground a bare-shouldered man with long dark hair wears a rust-orange turban, marigold garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace, his palms pressed together in greeting toward the crowd. Beside him a golden ornate ratha or palanquin with tall golden finials and dangling purple, red and green tassel umbrellas, a small brass bell and a bronze trident-like staff. Behind, dense crowds of devotees raise hands and phones, some women wear headscarves, and a man in a dark jacket films with a camera. Shop signage with Hindi text lines the street.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Outdoor procession on a decorated palanquin with golden finials, marigold garlands and pink, green and purple tassels. A seated figure in a maroon turban and reddish-brown robe with ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha-style beads raises one hand in blessing beneath a large orange parasol edged with sequins. Beside the palanquin, a young man in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a wristwatch and gold bangles, walks with a long gilded staff. Behind them, a red flag flies over a crowded street of shopfronts with signboards, and spectators watch from balconies. Several attendants in saffron and white stand near the carriage.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in a crowded Indian town. In the foreground, a bald man in orange-saffron robes sits in an ornate golden palanquin with red velvet cushions and rose petals, raising a hand in greeting, with a gold-handled tassel pole and tall golden umbrella-like finials framing the view. Behind him, a man in an orange turban and gold jewellery holds the palanquin side. Crowds of devotees line the street, many raising hands, some photographing with phones, and a uniformed police officer stands nearby. Colourful tassels in green, red, purple and orange hang from the decorated palanquin, and shopfronts with banners and hanging cloth line the road above.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A festive street procession seen from behind a golden palanquin fitted with a tall golden pillar and many fringed tassels in orange, purple, red and green. Inside the palanquin a bald man in saffron-orange robes with an orange shawl sits on a red cushion strewn with petals, raising a hand to the crowd. In the foreground a figure in an orange turban, ornate gold necklace and marigold garlands raises an arm. Dense crowds line the narrow street and balconies, many raising hands or taking photos; shop stalls with colourful fabrics and signboards fill the background.2016-04-18A procession on a decorated open palanquin with a central seated figure in a red turban and orange-red robe, adorned with layered gold and beaded necklaces, a red-and-gold rudraksha-style mala and yellow-orange marigold garlands, raising one hand in greeting. The seat is heaped with rose petals and marigolds. An orange canopy with silver-beaded fringe shelters him, and a red pole runs beside him. Two attendants in white dhotis with gold borders and garlands walk alongside; one in a white cloth holds the pole and another in a brown shawl with gold necklaces films with a phone. Crowds line a street under festoon decorations, with a Ganesh market shop sign and a gold ornamental finial in the foreground. Ratha-style procession setting, deity murti not visible.2016-04-18A festive street procession on a crowded Indian town road. In the foreground, a figure in a saffron-and-maroon robe with a red-and-gold turban and gold necklaces sits on a flower-strewn palanquin beneath a large yellow canopy with ornate fringe. Beside it, a shirtless attendant in a white dhoti and gold armlets holds a red pole, and a woman in a deep red sari with a garland raises her hands. Uniformed police in khaki and dark caps line the street, with a dense crowd filling the road and spectators watching from balconies above shopfronts. Marigold garlands and rose petals cover the carriage.2016-04-18