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A large street procession moves through a crowded Kumbh Mela-style lane lined with red flags, saffron banners and yellow barriers. At the centre, a golden ornate palanquin with a domed canopy and a multicoloured fringed awning carries a seated figure in a red-and-gold headdress and a garland of marigolds, with flower decorations around the platform. Men in saffron and white dhotis and devotees in white and red walk alongside and ahead, several wearing long garlands and rudraksha-style necklaces. A green patterned umbrella is held over the lower foreground, and a tractor-like vehicle pulls part of the procession. Many onlookers fill the roadside under trees. A banner on the right partially shows a portrait, but its details are unclear.

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