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Outdoor procession in bright hazy daylight on a dirt road. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with garlands sits on a white-covered chair carried under a white fringed parasol. Women in saris, including teal and magenta silks with gold borders, walk with palms pressed together and carry tall decorated kalasha-style offerings with painted bird-shaped crowns on their heads. Men in dark shirts and white dhotis follow and assist around the chair; one man in an orange shawl walks nearby. Ratha/palanquin-style procession, ritual devotional escort.

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