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Outdoor street procession in a crowded Indian town. A decorated golden palanquin with orange and gold canopy umbrella and garlands of marigolds and white flowers is carried forward. A bald saffron-robed sannyasi with a rudraksha mala stands at the front of the palanquin holding a staff, while a man in white dhoti with a long braid on the left holds a red flag pole. Red saffron flags with emblems wave overhead. Uniformed police officers line the route and a large crowd of devotees, including women in saris and children, presses forward with raised hands. A shop signboard reads Hari and Mittal in the background.

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