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A dense street procession moves down a tree-lined road under bright daylight. Several ornate golden palanquins and decorated carts with red-and-gold canopies carry deity murtis and figures adorned with garlands and flowers. Many saffron and red flags flutter above the carts, and a large crowd of devotees in white, orange and mixed everyday clothing presses around them. Roadside shop signs and banners, including a BSNL sign, line the street. A rickshaw with a canvas cover sits in the foreground among the crowd. Priests in white are visible near the lead cart.

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