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A photograph of an outdoor procession in a hill town street. At the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala wears an orange robe and smiles while gripping a wooden palanquin pole. Beside him, a man in an orange shirt and cap holds a long wooden pole with a trident-topped rod. Behind them, a palanquin carries a deity murti of Venkateshwara's utsava form with two consort figures, decorated with flowers, a green and red canopy and a colourful flag above. Crowds of devotees in orange and woollen caps fill the street, and a stall sign in Hindi and English is visible at left.

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