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A decorated ceremonial palanquin procession on a city street. A seated figure in an orange-red turban and red-and-gold dress, adorned with garlands and gold bangles, sits under a large gold and bronze umbrella with dark red petal motifs and fringe. Men in white dhotis and a saffron-robed man with a shaved head walk alongside, one holding a long-handled fan or pole. The palanquin is draped in orange fabric and marigold garlands, with bells and red and purple tassels hanging from its arches. Onlookers watch from a balcony on the building behind, and a red flag stands at right. A banner with partly visible Hindi lettering hangs on the wall.

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A festival procession on a street, with a large ornate golden umbrella canopy decorated with orange and white flower garlands and tasselled finials sheltering a raised palanquin-style platform. A seated figure in an orange-and-gold outfit and a red turban sits on the platform, surrounded by marigold garlands. Men in white dhotis stand around the carriage, one holding a metal ceremonial staff, while a bare-chested man in saffron cloth and rudraksha stands at right. A banner reads a Hindi-language akhara name, and a man watches from a balcony of a white building. Several people are visible, and a red flag is at the right edge.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Outdoor street procession in a crowded Indian town. A large ornate golden palanquin with a gold umbrella canopy, flower garlands and gold-tipped poles is carried through the street. A man in white clothing stands on the palanquin, and a shaved-headed monk in saffron-orange robes walks beside it, near a garlanded chariot-like float. Dense crowds of devotees surround the procession, and a man in a white kurta holds a silver tray. Residents watch from a balcony of a white building with a red flag on a pole.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A procession on a street in India. A figure seated on a gold palanquin wears a red-orange turban and a maroon-and-gold garment, adorned with gold bangles, a floral garland and beads, holding a green object. Beside him a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti holds a silver-handled axe-like staff, and a second attendant in white dhoti wears a long rudraksha mala and gold bangles. The palanquin is decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, gold bells with red and purple tassels, and a golden canopy overhead. Spectators in the crowd film with phones, and a bald man in orange wears glasses at the right edge. Banners in Hindi script are visible behind.2016-04-18A street procession in a crowded town with a golden-yellow canopy umbrella over a richly decorated palanquin draped in orange and marigold garlands. Several people ride on the palanquin: a bald man in orange robes with rudraksha beads and a shawl sits near the front, and a man in a red-orange turban sits beside him, while a man in white dhoti stands at the rear holding the structure. Crowds on the street raise their hands in greeting and phone cameras, and red flags line the procession. Balconies above are packed with onlookers and buildings display hanging marigold garlands.2016-04-18A street procession in an Indian town moves through a crowded lane lined with multi-storey buildings and balconies filled with onlookers. At the centre, a golden ornate palanquin with a gold-fringed canopy and hanging bells is decorated with marigold and white garlands. Seated figures in saffron and red robes sit inside, while a man in white dhoti holds a yellow parasol and another in white dhoti stands with a bare upper body and rudraksha mala. Uniformed police officers in khaki and a soldier in camouflage cap manage the crowd, and red flags flutter nearby. Several onlookers in the foreground hold up phones to photograph the procession.2016-04-18A street procession on a sunny day, with a golden palanquin-style float (ratha) decorated with orange and red marigold garlands and a large golden canopy umbrella. Several robed attendants in white and saffron stand on and around the float, one holding garlands and another in a deep rust-red robe on the left side. Red flags with a yellow emblem fly from the float, and a smaller orange umbrella is held overhead. A dense crowd of devotees fills the foreground, including a man in a white head covering and people in white shirts, and a white multistorey building with a tower stands behind the procession.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18