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Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered around a covered palanquin draped in orange cloth and garlanded with white flowers, at the edge of a dirt road. Many people raise orange and saffron flags with a blue-and-white emblem on poles. Women wear saris in red, cream, yellow and orange, and men and some women wear white kurtas. Children in striped shirts and white tees join hands and lift arms in celebration. A few foreign devotees in white are visible among the crowd. Buildings and a parked vehicle stand in the background, and a film camera is held up at the left. The scene suggests a procession or festival moment during a Brahmotsava celebration.

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