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A photograph of an outdoor procession on a flower-covered float. A man with long dark hair, a white tripundra forehead mark and a saffron-orange garment sits on the float under a tall striped canopy with red, yellow, green, blue and white stripes and fringed tassels. He raises his hands near his head in a gesture. Beside him, a second person in orange clothing stands on the steps holding a wooden staff. The float's curved front is covered in bands of marigolds and other flowers in yellow, red, white and green. Trees and a low roofed structure appear at the left under a pale sky.

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