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A street procession in a crowded Indian town. In the foreground a bare-shouldered man with long dark hair wears a rust-orange turban, marigold garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace, his palms pressed together in greeting toward the crowd. Beside him a golden ornate ratha or palanquin with tall golden finials and dangling purple, red and green tassel umbrellas, a small brass bell and a bronze trident-like staff. Behind, dense crowds of devotees raise hands and phones, some women wear headscarves, and a man in a dark jacket films with a camera. Shop signage with Hindi text lines the street.

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