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A street procession in a village lane on a bright sunny day, with trees and white-walled houses behind. At the front, a man in an orange dhoti and white shirt holds up a large red and multicoloured umbrella with fringed tassels, shielding a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a vibhuti forehead mark. The priest carries a brass tray of flowers, a red-cloth-covered offering and a garland. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis walk, some with hands folded in greeting, and one man on the left plays brass cymbals. Several children watch from the side. A date stamp reads 15.10.2006 along the left edge.

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