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A photograph of a crowd of about twenty women and a few men gathered outdoors on wet pavement under trees, standing around a gilded ornate ratha, a small temple chariot with carved golden pillars and a canopy hung with pink and white flower garlands. Inside the ratha, a deity murti is decorated with marigold garlands. Two men in white shirts and an orange-saffron shawl stand near the chariot, one holding a printed sheet. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in orange, green, yellow, blue and purple, some with braids and white flowers. Two framed portraits on poles show a bearded man in white headwear and orange, with printed text. Rain and a parked car are visible.

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