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Night street procession in a crowded market lane. A large red ceremonial umbrella with beaded fringe and embroidered trim shelters the scene. An older man with white hair and a white forehead mark, wearing white, receives a large garland of red, yellow and white flowers with green leaves from a younger man. Around him devotees in white dhotis and shirts crowd close, a girl in a peach top and a woman in a green sari stand nearby, and a man in an orange shawl holds a tray of fruit. Parked bicycles, a white-and-orange van, shop fronts and a lit sign fill the background. Readable text, if any, is not legible.

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