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Outdoor procession on a sidewalk beside a white brick wall with a red and white sign reading "Please, NO TEMPLE PARKING, IN THE BURGER KING LOT OR IN THE OTHER RETAIL CENTER SPACES TO THE SOUTH". A golden palanquin on wheels, topped with a finial and hung with red, white and green garlands, carries a decorated murti dressed in orange and red silk with peacock feathers and a crown-like headdress. A woman in a red and gold sari holds a large blue and gold fan-like ceremonial umbrella. Nearby, a man in white dhoti and a woman in white sari with a red border walk barefoot, a shirtless man in orange cloth stands at left, and a drummer in white plays a drum at right. Tall pine trees and a blue sky stand behind.

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