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A festival procession moves through an outdoor ground under bright sky. At the centre, a golden palanquin with a canopy of white and purple garlands and hanging tassels carries a seated figure in red and orange garments. Attendants walk beside, including a young man in white dhoti with a garland and a shaven-headed man in white. Tall ornate standards with red, yellow and orange fringed banners, and decorated parasols with tassels, surround the palanquin. Many people in white and red clothes crowd the foreground and sides, with a trident-topped pole visible near the canopy.

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