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A dense street procession in an Indian town fills the road, with many sadhus and ascetics in orange and saffron robes walking among uniformed police officers in khaki. Bare-chested participants wearing marigold garlands walk in rows near the front of the column, and a saffron-robed group carries a ceremonial umbrella and a decorated banner. Loudspeaker horns are mounted on a vehicle on the left, and a yellow bus and a blue municipal truck stand along the roadside. Crowds of onlookers line the street and balconies on the right, under strings of saffron and pink flags. Hanging banners show portraits of religious figures. The scene suggests a sadhu procession through a city street.

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