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A crowded outdoor procession at dusk, with many devotees pressing forward around a decorated palanquin-style structure topped by a golden canopy and hanging gold heart-shaped ornaments. Red and orange flags fly above the crowd. In the foreground a man in a yellow kurta reaches toward the edge of a gold-embroidered cloth. Nearby a man with long dark hair and a red tilak wears a dark shirt, another in an orange garment and glasses stands among the crowd, and a man in white holds his hands together. A videographer on the right films with a handheld camera. A small multicoloured umbrella canopy appears in the background.

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