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A festival procession passes under a pink arch reading Sri Panchayati Akhada Mahanirvani. On the right, women in maroon and cream saris ride a decorated palanquin topped with a yellow canopy and hanging tassels, with a golden ornament on a pole. Devotees in white dhotis and saffron scarves walk along a dirt road, and a man in an orange shirt and a man in red raise their hands toward the palanquin. A blue tractor is visible on the left, and flags and tents stand in the background.

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