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Outdoor festival procession under a clear, pale sky with tall palm trees behind. A tall copper-coloured dhwajastambha pole rises at centre, hung with red and white flower garlands and ribbons. Two large multicoloured parasols with yellow, blue and red panels are held aloft over the crowd. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt raises one arm toward the pole. Two saffron-robed sannyasis walk in orange clothing, one bald and one with long dark hair. Around them devotees in white ritual clothes, white and yellow sarees and ID lanyards press forward. A golden ratha or palanquin with ornate decorations sits at the right edge, and a cameraman films on the far right.

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