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A dense outdoor crowd climbs red-brick steps at a holy water tank, with many devotees dressed in white and some in saffron or orange. Two large ornate umbrellas in red, green, yellow and blue with tasselled edges are carried on long poles over the procession. Saffron-robed figures and people in yellow shawls move among the throng, and a brass staff topped with a finial is raised near the center. Flower garlands in yellow and orange lie along the lower steps. Bodies are packed tightly, with many faces partly visible; the scene suggests a ritual dip or procession rather than a single identifiable figure.

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