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A festive street procession with a seated figure on an ornate golden palanquin-style seat, dressed in a deep maroon-orange robe with a matching orange turban and layered gold necklaces. Around him, a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti with gold border holds a long red pole with a gold finial, while a bald man in saffron-orange robes and gold beaded necklace stands at right and another white-clad attendant stands behind. Above are an orange ceremonial umbrella, green and red tassels, gold bells, and marigold and white garlands. Crowds in the foreground reach up with raised hands and mobile phones to photograph the procession. Photo of a street procession with a ceremonial seat decorated with marigold garlands.

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A festive procession on a street in Ujjain, with a seated figure in a red turban and orange-saffron robes and a multi-strand rudraksha mala riding a golden palanquin-style chariot. The chariot is decorated with marigold garlands, orange and red tassels, golden bells and a golden finial. A bare-chested attendant in white dhoti holds a tall red-and-white pole or parasol beside the chariot, while a second attendant in white dhoti stands at the right, and a monk in saffron robes with a gold chain stands further right. A crowd of people raise hands and mobile phones toward the chariot. Shop signs and a hoarding are visible in the background.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A seated figure in a red-maroon turban and saffron-red garments, wearing layered beaded necklaces and gold armlets, sits on an ornate gilded throne-like seat under a canopy hung with red and green tassels and gold bells. A standing attendant in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl holds a tall red staff beside him. In the foreground, several hands raise mobile phones to photograph the seated figure. Behind, a purple banner shows a grid of small portrait photos with Hindi text, and a young man in white with gold-trimmed cloth sits at the right edge. Gold-tipped lamp stands and marigold garlands frame the scene.2016-04-18A procession scene in which a man in a rust-red turban and saffron-orange robe sits on a golden palanquin, wearing a rudraksha mala, a gold chain, garlands of yellow and pink flowers, and gold bangles. He smiles and is adorned with flower garlands. To his left stands a man with long dark hair in white dhoti with a golden border, holding a silver staff and wearing beaded gold necklaces. To the right, a man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered shawl films with a professional video camera. Behind them hang golden bells with red, green and purple tassels and a golden canopy with orange fringe, with a yellow parasol above.2016-04-18A procession scene on a decorated golden palanquin with a tall orange canopy fringed with red, green, purple and gold tassels and marigold garlands. A man in white dhoti with a gold border and bead necklaces gestures with one hand toward a central figure wearing a rust-red turban and a rudraksha mala, who smiles and raises a hand while holding a phone. A third person in a white dhoti with gold border, beaded necklaces and bangles sits at right, bent over a small object on a red cushioned seat. A blurred hand holding a phone is in the foreground, and a purple banner with Hindi text is behind.2016-04-18A golden palanquin decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and gold finials, topped by a large yellow canopy, moves through a crowd at an outdoor procession. A seated figure in a red-orange robe, red turban and layered beaded necklaces sits on a red cushion inside the palanquin. Two attendants in white dhoti-style cloths with gold borders stand at the sides; one holds a long red pole and the other a garland-draped rail. Uniformed police officers and onlookers in the foreground face the palanquin, with bank signage and tents visible behind.2016-04-18A festive procession on a decorated palanquin draped with marigold garlands, white flower strings and gold-tasseled canopy hangings. A seated man in a maroon-red turban and orange-saffron garland sits on a gold-trimmed throne-like seat with a gold kalasha-style finial. A bald man in a rust-brown robe and rudraksha-style beaded mala stands at the right, holding the palanquin pole. A younger man in white dhoti and white shirt, wearing bracelets, stands at left holding a long pole. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at right with a red flag nearby. A crowd of spectators and phone-holding onlookers fills the lower foreground.2016-04-18A golden palanquin procession in a street with an ornate gilded canopy hung with green and red tassels and marigold garlands. A seated figure in a rust-red turban, saffron-orange robe, long gold-beaded and rudraksha necklaces and ornate bangles sits on a red-cushioned golden throne, smiling and holding a marigold. A bare-chested attendant in white dhoti with a red staff walks at left, and a cameraman in white dhoti and rudraksha mala films at right. A crowd reaches up with raised hands and phones. A shop sign reads Dawakhana. a person appears as the seated figure, identified by appearance cues: turban, saffron clothing, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha mala, and the throne-procession role.2016-04-18A festival procession on a dusty roadside in India, with a decorated ratha-style palanquin at left draped in red velvet, gold fringe, green and red tassels and garlands of orange marigolds. A seated figure at left wears a maroon turban, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace of heavy gold and dark beads, and bangles, and reaches toward the flower-covered cushion. Beside him a man in a white dhoti and white shawl with gold border and a gold pendant necklace stands with eyeglasses. Behind them, men in white and saffron-red sashes and beaded malas stand among red ceremonial flags and a red-and-gold parasol. Several onlookers and attendants fill the crowd, and a woman in white and red at right wears a red-bordered sari. The label 'a person' is not applied here; the seated figure's cues are a turban, beads and jewellery, but the image does not clearly establish identity, so the description uses roles only.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18