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A festive outdoor procession on a concrete riverside bridge or ghat. A flower-garlanded decorated float with saffron and orange drapes and a canopy is pulled by a red Mahindra tractor. Several people in orange or saffron robes and white dhotis stand near the float, while a man in a white kurta stands at the right beside a camel with a saddle. Onlookers in casual clothing gather on the far side of the barricades. Blue tents, a multi-storey temple-like building with a flag, and power lines are visible in the hazy background.

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A festival procession crosses a raised concrete bridge over a river channel at a crowded riverside encampment under hazy sky. A red tractor pulls a decorated float draped with marigold garlands, orange and yellow flowers and colourful cloth, carrying robed figures in white and saffron. Devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange robes walk alongside the float, and a tall camel with a saddle stands at the right edge. Onlookers in mixed clothing crowd a sandy embankment behind a fence, with tents, blue tarps, lamp posts and a multi-storey ornamented building with an Indian flag in the background.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Outdoor procession on a concrete bridge with a decorated float. A tractor, a red Mahindra, pulls a flower-garlanded green platform with marigold garlands, yellow bells and a blue canopy. Standing figures in saffron robes and white dhotis ride and walk beside it, including one bare-chested man in orange cloth and a figure in white. A saddled camel stands to the right, and a crowd of men in colourful shirts watches from behind a railing. A large building with a Hindu flag and a painted deity image is in the background under hazy skies.2013-02-12A festive procession on a concrete riverside bridge under hazy sky. A decorated green and gold float carries standing figures in white and saffron robes beneath a garlanded canopy of marigolds and tinsel, with a small temple-like structure and Indian flag behind it. A red Mahindra tractor pulls a red-roofed trailer carrying a seated figure in orange clothing. A camel with a saddle stands at right beside a man in white shirt pointing, and a woman in green saree walks at the edge.2013-02-12A decorated palanquin-style float on a wooden wagon stands on a concrete riverside ghat, draped with marigold garlands and hanging tassels, a blue canopy overhead. A shaved-headed man in orange robes stands at the float's edge beside a long pole, while a man in white dhoti and a woman in an orange sari are nearby, and a man in white sits on the wagon. A red tractor pulls the wagon with a camel beside it, and a man in orange stands at right by the water. Several people in white and orange move around the procession, with a bright hazy sky and river behind.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 10 20132013-02-10February 12 20132013-02-12A decorated ceremonial palanquin-style ratha with a blue canopy, marigold garlands and gold finials is carried over a wooden plank bridge at a riverside site, pulled by a red tractor. Men in white dhotis and saffron-orange cloths walk and steer beside the float, some holding ceremonial items; a man in an orange cloth on the float holds up a long brass object. Devotees in white stand along the railings, and a flag bearer in white waves an orange flag on the right. Sandy banks, bamboo stakes and large black drums are visible below. The image is a photograph; the seated figure on the float is not clearly identifiable, so no identification is made.2013-02-10Outdoor procession on a hazy day at an event site. A decorated float with an ornate canopy-style umbrella and orange-and-gold garlands is pulled by a red tractor. Several men in orange and saffron robes walk beside it, some with orange scarves, and white-clad devotees stand behind barriers. Tall lamp posts, a multi-storey ornate building with arched windows and a painted banner, and a tall flagpole with a tricolour and orange flags frame the scene. A concrete bridge with a sign board is in the foreground.2013-02-12A decorated procession float on a pontoon bridge at a river crossing, with a red Mahindra tractor pulling it. The canopy has blue and orange fringed cloth, marigold garlands and hanging tassels, and a kalasha-topped finial. Several robed men stand on the float, including a bare-chested man in white and figures in orange and white. Saffron flags flank the scene, and a crowd of onlookers in jackets and shirts lines the railing on the left. Large grey pontoon floats support the bridge below.2013-02-10