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Three young men in white t-shirts carry ornate decorated wooden kanwar-style frames on their shoulders during a rainy outdoor procession along a riverbank. The frames are festooned with pink and white paper flowers, colourful streamers, tassels, bells and small red cloth bundles. The central man wears a saffron-orange cloth over his shoulder and checked shorts, while the man on the left smiles toward the camera. Trees, a brick building and a street lamp form the background, with fried sweets visible in the foreground.

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July 21 20142014-07-21A young man in a white t-shirt, white dhoti and orange waist cloth walks along a riverbank carrying a decorated kavadi-style wooden frame draped with pink and white artificial flowers, tinsel strands, colourful streamers, small bells and two red cloth pouches. Behind him stand trees, low scrubby vegetation, buildings and a muddy river edge. In the foreground, blurred ritual items and containers, including a red-labelled bottle and jars, sit on a table. No a person candidate is visible.2014-07-21July 21 20142014-07-21A street procession of devotees carrying decorated wooden kanwar-style frames on their shoulders. The frames are bright with streamers and ribbons in pink, orange, green and red, with small red cloth pouches hanging below. Most walkers wear orange or red headbands and orange scarves, with casual shirts, shorts, lungis and sandals. Several carry black or blue backpacks. A parked auto-rickshaw and roadside trees are visible behind them on a wet road.2014-07-21Two men walk barefoot along a dirt embankment beside a wide river, carrying tall orange-red wooden kanwar-style shrines decorated with silver tinsel, pink and orange flower garlands, tassels and small framed deity pictures. The man on the left, in a white shirt and holding one arm raised, supports one shrine on his shoulder; the man on the right, in a white shirt and orange shorts, walks with a second shrine. Green trees and a red brick wall stand in the background under an overcast sky.2014-07-21July 21 20142014-07-21July 21 20142014-07-21Photograph of a rain-soaked outdoor procession on a muddy road. Several young men carry a decorated palanquin-style float on long poles. The float has a pointed pink-and-white canopy draped with orange and pink fabric, garlands of marigolds, tassels, and artificial flowers. Men in orange and saffron clothing and dark sports jerseys walk alongside, some with orange-robed devotees in front. Trees, a utility pole, and roadside buildings fill the misty background. Rain is visible in the air.2014-07-21A man in a white sleeveless vest and grey backpack walks along a riverbank, carrying on his shoulder a colourful decorated wooden kanwar-style frame. The frame is draped with gold and purple tinsel, orange, pink and green streamers, and red cloth pouches hang from its ends. He wears an orange headband and holds the pole with one hand. Swollen grey-brown river water and dense green reeds fill the background under overcast skies.2014-07-21July 21 20142014-07-21A rain-soaked riverside procession on a muddy path beside a river in Haridwar, with a flower-decorated kanwar-style shrine carried on a pole in the centre. The canopy is pink and orange with tinsel, marigold garlands and streamers, and a ceremonial pole with a decorated top stands at the left. Several young men in dark or navy shirts and shorts walk barefoot in the water, one holding the shrine pole on his shoulder. A man in an orange saffron-coloured shirt with a backpack and a bottle walks in the foreground, while a man in a pink-and-orange wrap carries a water container. Trees, a parked bus and red buildings line the background under overcast skies.2014-07-21Outdoor procession on a muddy riverside road beside a wide river, with a tall ornate pink and white shrine-chariot carried on wooden poles by men in orange clothes. The chariot has a white multi-headed serpent canopy above a shrine with arched niches. Men in orange robes and white and dark clothing walk alongside, some carrying bags, with colourful decorated poles and flags to the right and blue tarpaulin tents beyond.2014-07-21