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Outdoor procession on dusty ground under a clear blue sky. A decorated palanquin-style chariot with a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure on its canopy, flanked by garlands, is pulled by men in white shirts and white dhotis with yellow sashes. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk alongside, some carrying staffs, and two colourful striped umbrellas shade the procession. Devotees in white and orange crowd the route, with tent scaffolding and draped pink and striped cloth at left.

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