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Outdoor street procession seen from a golden decorated palanquin or chariot. A man in a deep red turban, saffron-red robe with orange-red shawl, multiple rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and bangles stands raising one hand in blessing, holding a golden ceremonial fan-like object with a long handle near a tall gold staff with colourful tassels in red, green, purple and orange. Marigold garlands and pink petals decorate the canopy and vehicle. A large crowd of men, women and children reaches up with hands raised along the roadside, with a temple dome and a red banner in Hindi behind them. Appearance is an uncertain candidate for a person, so the figure is identified only by role as a procession participant.

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