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A crowded evening procession moves along a road, with many devotees carrying tall red and saffron flags on long poles. Women in white saris with red borders and layered gold necklaces walk in front, several holding flag poles. A man in white dhoti and red-orange shawl stands at right beside a golden palanquin-style shrine carried on a tray. Ornate umbrellas with tassels and a trident-topped structure appear in the background. Several people wear white and red garments with rudraksha or floral garlands. The scene is ritual and festive, with a golden shrine carried in a Hindu-style procession.

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