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Street 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.

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April 18 20162016-04-18Outdoor 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.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A photograph of a procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event. A seated figure in a rust-orange turban, orange-red robe and heavy gold necklaces and garlands sits on an ornate golden palanquin decorated with tassels, marigold and red flower garlands. A large crowd of people in orange and white clothing lines the path behind yellow barricades, with orange flags, a yellow banner and tents in the background. A saffron-clad attendant on the left holds a long staff and an orange and green fan, and a flower-garlanded red and gold seat with a plate sits in front. Appearance-based candidate: the seated figure in the palanquin displays a turban, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklaces, but identity is uncertain. Roughly twenty to one hundred people are visible.2016-05-21A street procession on an ornately decorated palanquin or ratha covered with a canopy of red and orange fabric, hanging white and gold shell-like ornaments, and fringed tassels in green, purple, and red. A seated man in a deep red turban and red-orange clothing wears layered gold-bead and rudraksha-style necklaces, a gold pendant, and marigold garlands, with flower petals scattered over the platform. Behind him a attendant in white dhoti with gold jewellery holds a ceremonial axe-like staff and a gold-topped pole, and a younger attendant bare-chested with gold ornaments stands at right. Crowds line the narrow street, and people watch from balconies above shopfronts.2016-04-18A festive street procession on a decorated palanquin hung with marigold garlands and tassels in red, purple, green and orange. A man in an orange-red turban, rudraksha-style garlands and gold necklaces sits on the front of the palanquin, with a long ceremonial staff topped by a golden finial. Behind him a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala raises his arm toward a crowd of devotees, many women in saris and salwars, some raising hands and holding phones. Uniformed police officers stand nearby, and a cameraman films from the left.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A procession on a street in an Indian town. In the foreground, a person in a red-orange turban, orange marigold garlands, a gold-toned necklace and gold bangles raises a hand in blessing while seated on a decorated palanquin. Gold-topped red, green, purple and orange finials frame the ratha with a bright orange canopy overhead, and the floor is covered with flower petals. Behind, a bare-chested man in saffron cloth sits on a golden seat, and a crowd of onlookers in the street and on balconies watches. Several other people in dhotis and kurtas walk along the procession.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 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 procession on a decorated golden-canopied ratha or palanquin under an orange canopy with beaded hanging ornaments. A figure in a red-orange turban, gold necklaces, bangles and a marigold garland stands on the vehicle, raising one hand toward the crowd. Its base and sides are heaped with rose petals and marigolds, and green tassels hang from golden finials. Uniformed police officers and onlookers line the street behind, with orange-robed attendants nearby.2016-04-18A procession scene seen from behind a richly decorated golden palanquin with an orange canopy hung with pink and white paper-cut ornaments. A standing figure in an orange-red turban, a saffron-coloured garment and layered gold necklaces raises one hand toward the crowd, with green silk tassels and marigold garlands around them. Along the lower left, uniformed police officers in khaki and navy caps line the street, and robed attendants in orange move among bystanders. Rose petals and marigolds cover the platform. The palanquin has golden kalasha-style finials and green tassels, and the scene is a street procession.2016-04-18