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A street procession at dusk on a crowded market road. A golden utsava murti of a deity stands on a green wooden cart draped in orange silk and garlanded with white and orange flowers, with a flower-decorated umbrella overhead. A bare-chested priest in a purple shawl and white dhoti pulls the cart with a thick wooden pole, while a man in a grey shirt stands on the cart steadying the murti and a man in a white vest pushes from the right. Onlookers line the street and watch from a balcony above shops. The green cart is painted with repeated 'Siva' lettering. Shop signs and a timestamp of 31/05/2025 18:41 are visible.

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