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A dense outdoor procession at dusk moves along a dirt road toward a golden ornate palanquin with a red canopy and decorated poles, a deity murti visible atop it. Many devotees in white shirts and white dhotis surround it, several raising arms and clapping. Two sannyasi-style figures in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand near the center, one bald and bare-chested with a red-and-orange wrap. A man in white with red shawl and tilak smiles at right. A brick wall and wire fence line the road, with hills and trees in the background.

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