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Outdoor procession on a dirt ground during a Brahmotsava celebration. A decorated wooden cart or palanquin draped with garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and colourful cloth sits under a fringed canopy. Men in white dhotis and shirts push and pull the cart while devotees in saffron and orange robes walk alongside. A man in saffron robes stands at the front holding a long ceremonial staff. Two large multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges shade the procession, and a blue-and-white stage canopy stands behind. Spectators line the foreground and a crowd fills the background.

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