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Outdoor procession at a crowded festival ground. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching saffron turban stands with palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a long rudraksha mala. Around him, a crowd of devotees surrounds the procession; several men wear white dhotis with gold-bordered sashes and gold necklaces, and one man in orange robes with folded hands faces him in front. A large orange-and-gold canopy with fringe and a smaller decorated ratha or palanquin shelter stand behind, beside a white arch and a banner-decorated temple-style structure. Most devotees hold up phones to record the scene. Visible people number well over twenty.

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