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Devotees in white dhotis and shirts carry steel pots called kalasha on their heads during a festival procession. Each pot is wrapped in yellow cloth and topped with green leaves and white flowers, and one has a marigold garland draped over it. In the foreground a bald man with grey stubble wears a maroon and gold shawl and a steel wristwatch, raising one hand to steady his pot. Other pots and a white sack are visible behind the crowd under a clear sky and a leafy tree.

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