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A large crowd of devotees in orange-saffron shawls and matching orange caps stands at a river bank with a grey-brown current and wooded hills behind. Many are clapping and smiling; several wear rudraksha malas. In the background, on the water, a decorated palanquin with a white canopy and colourful floral adornments is carried, with figures around it. The scene looks like a yatra procession by the river.

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A large crowd of devotees in matching saffron-orange caps and orange shawls walks through a river, with a small decorated palanquin or ratha visible in the distance at the centre of the group. Many are smiling and waving their hands raised. Behind them a wide grey river stretches toward forested green hills under a pale sky, with a few people standing on the far bank. The scene suggests a yatra procession on a river crossing.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22A large crowd of devotees in matching saffron-orange shawls and orange caps walks across a wide river with forested hills behind. Many raise their arms and clap, some with hands joined in namaste. At the far end of the crowd, a decorated palanquin or float with a white canopy and garlands is carried over the water. Several men wear rudraksha malas.2006-05-22A large group of devotees in orange clothing and matching orange caps crowds onto a boat on a wide grey river, with forested hills behind. Many wear orange shawls and clap or raise their hands, smiling and celebrating. In the distance a small decorated boat with a white canopy and colourful flags sits in the water. Mountains and trees line the riverbank.2006-05-22A large crowd of devotees in saffron-orange shawls and matching orange baseball caps wades across a wide river at dusk, many raising hands and clapping. In the distance a decorated palanquin or ratha with colourful garlands and a white canopy is carried along the water, and forested hills rise behind the riverbank.2006-05-22A large crowd of devotees in matching orange caps and orange shawls walks across a wide river on a narrow bridge or raised walkway, many waving and smiling with raised hands. A brightly decorated palanquin or float with a canopy sits near the far end of the procession. Wooded hills rise behind the riverbank under a pale sky.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22Photograph of a large crowd of devotees in matching orange caps and orange shawls standing along a riverbank in Rishikesh, with forested hills behind them under a pale evening sky. Many participants press palms together in anjali, and a woman with long blonde hair in the right foreground holds her hands joined with a rudraksha-style mala around her neck. In the middle distance a decorated palanquin or ratha with a canopy is carried through the crowd toward the river, with a few people in white standing nearby. Behind the crowd, a rocky slope and small buildings line the water.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22A large group of devotees in matching orange t-shirts and orange caps, many wearing orange shawls and rudraksha malas, wades through shallow river water in a procession. Several raise their hands and wave. At the centre-back, a decorated palanquin or ratha with a white canopy and floral garlands is carried through the water, with figures in orange around it. Forested hillside and a small building rise along the far bank under overcast light.2006-05-22