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A dense street procession crowds a narrow city road lined with shops, stalls and striped umbrellas. At the centre, a gilded ornate palanquin with a blue canopy is carried forward, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti stands near a decorated deity murti. Men and women in white and red clothes walk beside it. Saffron and red flags rise above the crowd, and a yellow parasol is held over a woman in a red shawl at the right. Many people lean out to photograph and wave, and a flower-decorated vehicle and garlands are visible. Hindi and Devanagari signage hangs on shop fronts.

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