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A photograph of a procession at a festival ground. In the foreground a figure in a rust-brown turban and brown robe, wearing gold bangles and layered flower garlands of white, red and green, raises one arm toward a large crowd. A red parasol with fringed decoration is held over a golden palanquin decorated with marigold garlands and a golden kalasha-style finial. Behind them a dense crowd of devotees raises hands, and white and pink tents stand under trees. A trident-like staff is visible among the people. a person's presence is not established by the page and the figure's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive, so the person is described by role only.

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