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Street procession in a busy Indian town, with a gilded palanquin decorated with pink, red and white flower garlands carried past shops and a blue tarpaulin. A bare-chested man with a long beard and a white cloth over his shoulder stands in front of the palanquin holding a brass lamp. Nearby a man in a white vest and orange dhoti stands with a bare-chested attendant in an orange cloth. A woman in a white sari with gold trim holds a basket of flowers, and a woman in a red and gold sari sits in the foreground beside a yellow bag of offerings. Several onlookers and passersby stand along the street. Shop signs and a Cambridge logo are visible, along with a timestamp reading 09-Jul-2024 6:12:01 pm.

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A street procession in a busy Indian town centre, with a richly decorated wooden ratha or palanquin draped in marigold and pink flower garlands and strings of flowers. A shirtless priest in a maroon dhoti stands on the ratha reaching toward the decorations. Below, a bare-chested man in a white shawl walks beside a woman in a cream sari holding a basket of pink flowers, and a woman in a red and orange sari stands nearby. Men in yellow and white shirts crowd the street, and a red-shirted man pulls on a green-railed cart in front. Shop fronts, a blue tarpaulin and a 'Cambridge' sign line the road, and a timestamp in the corner reads 09-Jul-2024.2024-08-07A street procession in a busy market lane. On an ornately decorated golden chariot draped with pink, white and orange garlands, a bare-chested man in a maroon dhoti and a bearded face stands on the platform, arranging offerings. 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