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A photograph of a procession with devotees in white clothing. In the centre a shaved-headed man in a white kurta carries a long black pole topped with an orange flag, wearing a rudraksha mala and a small red tilak on his forehead, and smiling while holding the pole with both hands. Behind him a large golden umbrella-like canopy with red and floral embroidery rises above the crowd. To the left a man in a blue shirt holds a black pole and wears a rudraksha mala. Women in white saris with cream borders and a woman in a maroon top clap or raise hands in the background, and orange banners appear at the top left and right.

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