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Outdoor street scene in bright sunlight during a procession. In the centre, a long-haired figure wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over the head and body, with hands pressed together in greeting, stands beside a silver car whose windscreen reflects the crowd. Around them, men and a woman in white and orange clothing press close, and a devotee in a white shirt reaches toward the car. Several people carry brass or metal kalasha pots topped with orange cloth on their heads. Behind them stands an old building with red-and-white striped arches, a hanging banner, and small flags on the roofline. A figure in saffron stands near the left, a bald man in orange is visible behind the car, and a candidate for a person is probable in the centre, dressed in saffron with a long hair presentation and orange shawl. Roughly twenty people are visible.

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A street procession scene outside a row of older shops with arched facades in red, white and blue-green paint and a yellow-red flag on a pole. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe with a matching orange turban and long curly hair is raising both hands in a folded anjali gesture toward a crowd. Several men in white kurtas and shirts surround the figure, and a man at the right holds a brass or silver kalasha pot with orange-wrapped offerings. A silver car with a dark windscreen is in the lower left foreground. Several onlookers stand along the street.2011-05-24A street procession in front of a traditional tiled-roof building with painted arches. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and dark rudraksha mala stands beside a silver car, palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, devotees crowd close; a woman in a yellow sari holds a brass plate with a lit lamp, and others carry kalasha pots topped with orange cloth. 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Two women in green and orange saris balance brass kalashas with orange-cloth tops on their heads, and a woman in a yellow blouse and green sari holds a brass aarti plate with lamps. Behind them is a whitewashed building with arched red-and-white trim and painted signboards, under a bright sky with a yellow flag on a pole.2011-05-24Outdoor street scene in a town procession. A figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe stands at the left beside a silver car, hands pressed together in namaskar, with rudraksha malas around the neck. Behind, a shaved-headed man in white and a bare-chested man wear beads, while a woman in an orange sari carries a brass kalasha pot topped with orange cloth and flowers. A woman in a teal and yellow sari with flowers in her hair offers a plate with a lit oil lamp. Men in white kurtas and shirts stand in the crowd. Behind them are older tiled buildings with arched facades and painted signboards. 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