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A dense crowd procession at a Hindu religious event. Central focus is a small palanquin-style shrine with a domed canopy decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, carried on wooden poles by bare-chested men in orange and yellow dhotis and saffron cloths. Around it, sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes, some with bare upper bodies smeared with ash, and one bearded man in white turban and orange garment walking near the front. Uniformed police officers with caps and khaki uniforms line the crowd, and photographers with cameras are visible at the right edge. Women in pink and green saris and a young boy in a white shirt watch from behind.

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