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Outdoor festival procession on a dirt ground under orange and yellow canopies and bunting. Many devotees in white and orange attire walk in a long winding line, many holding a long rope or stick together. Women in white and orange sarees and salwar kameez lead, while men in white kurtas and dhotis walk alongside. Behind them a white building with a red and orange gate displays a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana and a framed portrait. Crowd of onlookers stands in the background under the tent.

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