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Outdoor procession at a riverside ghat with a figure seated on a red-draped palanquin under a yellow canopy with fringed trim and marigold garlands. The seated person wears a dark-maroon shawl, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces with gold ornaments, gold bangles and a tilak on the forehead, raising one hand in greeting and smiling. Golden finials and purple and pink tassels frame the palanquin. Behind, a crowd of devotees and uniformed police line the stone steps and water, where fountains spray and pennants hang on strings. A man in white and saffron-orange robes bends forward at the lower right, and a sign at the left shows Hindi text. Temple buildings sit across the water.

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