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A photograph taken from behind a figure on a raised float at an outdoor festival procession. The foreground figure wears a wrapped orange-saffron turban, a thick saffron-orange beaded necklace, and a dark-brown and gold leopard-print cloth draped over the platform edge, and raises one hand in greeting toward a dense crowd. Behind the float, a large crowd of devotees gathers, with white-clad people, red and saffron flags, a red banner, and a tall festival setup with trees and lamp posts in the background. A second saffron-robed sadhu stands to the left, and a bald man in white stands near the crowd. Sunset light warms the scene.

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