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A river procession at a steep red-and-white stepped ghat, with a crowd of devotees waist-deep in brown water around a flower-decorated golden palanquin under a gold umbrella. A tall man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe stands in the water beside the palanquin, smiling with his arms slightly out; a second man in orange stands nearby. Most men in the crowd wear white dhotis or shirts, and a woman in a white and green sari walks down the steps above. Marigold and white garlands drape the palanquin, and colourful inflatable floats are visible among the devotees.