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May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22Outdoor river scene at a ghat with a red-and-white striped wall behind. A large crowd, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, stands waist-deep in brown water around a golden palanquin decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a golden umbrella. A man in an orange robe stands on the steps beside the palanquin with his hands raised, and a second man in orange sits near the palanquin. Behind them a musician in white dhoti holds a drum, and another man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti plays a long brass trumpet. Devotees reach toward the palanquin with raised hands, and a few colourful balloons hang from the garlands.2009-01-02Outdoor photograph of a procession on red stone steps under an overcast sky. Three bald young men in white dhotis and kurtas carry a small deity murti decorated with a white jasmine garland, gold ornaments and a red garment on a wooden platform. The man at left holds the platform's edge, the man in the centre smiles while holding the murti, and a man at right in a white kurta and dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and a dark cord, looking ahead. Seated spectators in casual clothes line the steps behind them. a person is not visibly present in this frame.2010-10-17A photograph of a festival procession on a red-painted stone stairway with a crowd seated on the steps behind. Two barefoot young men in white dhotis and white shirts carry a small deity murti decorated with a white flower garland and gold-coloured ornaments, a red cloth draped beneath it. A third man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a rudraksha mala walks on the right, and a man in a yellow shawl stands behind. Several seated spectators in casual clothes watch from the steps. The sky is pale and overcast.2010-10-17May 22 20062006-05-22June 04 20062006-06-04 +1 copiesOctober 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor 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.2014-07-21March 20 20142014-03-20A photograph of a riverside immersion of a pink Ganesha murti at a Dasara celebration. Devotees in white and orange clothing wade into brownish water carrying the bamboo-framed platform that supports the idol, while a bald monk in an orange robe stands in the water at centre. A red sandstone wall rises behind, and seated onlookers with colour-smeared faces and white clothes line the left bank. A man in white holds a decorative striped umbrella at the upper right. a person in saffron clothing is not clearly identified from appearance, so the orange-robed monk is described by role only.2010-10-17