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A photo of a procession moving through a narrow market lane lined with shops selling bangles, garlands and religious goods. A central figure with a voluminous dark curly hairstyle wears a rust-red robe, a green leafy garland, a large gold pendant and gold neck ornaments, and waves his right hand in greeting. He is flanked by attendants: a young man on the left in a white dhoti with an orange-bordered shawl and a rudraksha mala, and a young man on the right in a white dhoti holding a tall silver staff, also wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind the central figure, another attendant in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks alongside. Devotees on the left press their palms together in namaste. a person appears to be the central figure, based on long swept hair, ornate gold pendant and garland cues; identity is an appearance-based label only.

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