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A street procession in an Indian town crowded with onlookers. An ornate golden canopy with tassels and bells shades a decorated palanquin carrying a seated figure in orange-red robes and a red turban. Two bare-chested attendants in white dhotis carry the palanquin poles, with garlands of marigolds draped along the frame. Red flags flank the procession, and a uniformed police officer stands nearby. Many devotees in shirts, saris and a woman in a green sari watch and film. Shopfronts and signboards line the street.

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