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Street procession in a city with a red-and-orange shopping mall behind it. A man in the centre wears an orange turban with a small ornament, orange robes, a thick red and green flower garland and gold ornaments on his upper arm and wrists. He walks under a large red umbrella with tasselled fringe held by a man on the left in orange robes and gold necklace. Behind him, a man in plain white dhoti and gold chain necklace carries a white fly-whisk-style staff. Several people in orange and cream garments follow, and an orange ceremonial fan and gold standard are visible. The procession is a street festival walk, with a hand held out in blessing. Visible people: about four or five in the foreground and several more behind.

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