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A dense outdoor crowd of men fills a street during a procession, many in white shirts and dhotis, with some wearing caps and khaki police uniforms at the edges. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron turban and orange clothing walks among the crowd, and a large decorated palanquin or float covered in white jasmine garlands, orange and yellow flowers and banana-leaf accents is carried forward. Vertical bamboo poles and a film or video camera rig appear at the left, and some devotees raise their hands or hold brass and flower offerings. Several people have vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Faces are too numerous and small to count individually.

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