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Street procession in an Indian town at dusk. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long, loose dark hair walks at centre, while a man in white dhoti and shirt reaches toward him with a hand. Around them a dense crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, presses along the road. Above, ornate yellow and multicoloured umbrella-like canopies with tasselled fringes and emblem designs are carried on poles. Shops with colourful hanging garlands and toys line the street, and a red banner with white lettering appears at top right.

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