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A street procession in a hill town, with a decorated palanquin carrying metal deity murtis garlanded with marigolds, pink and white flowers and green foliage. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes, seen from behind, reaches up to touch the palanquin under a red canopy with pom-pom fringe. Around them devotees in orange shawls and orange caps crowd the road, some carrying a decorated pennant on a pole. Nearby, a grey-haired man in a dark jacket and white cap watches, and onlookers stand along a tin-roofed building. A visible tracing of a person's wrist beads and other devotees complete the scene. Several people in orange scarves gather near the front, and a woman in white stands at the back of the crowd.

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