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A dense outdoor procession moves down a sunlit street between metal barriers. Many red flags on poles and several ornate umbrellas in green, gold, multicolour and purple rise above the crowd. Men in white dhotis and shawls, some bare-chested with orange-gold cloth, walk in front. A bearded man in a pink-white robe with a shawl stands near the barrier at right, and a large red and yellow ceremonial ornament on a pole is visible at left. Spectators line the route in the background.

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