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Outdoor procession scene in a crowded street lined with shops, including a sign reading शंक डेसेस. A man in a red turban and bare chest, wearing marigold garlands, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and gold armlets, stands on an ornately decorated golden palanquin-style platform hung with red, green, purple and yellow tassels and marigold garlands. He gestures toward a golden kalasha-topped staff. A second person in white stands beside him. A dense crowd of devotees watches and raises hands. Below the platform, a figure in a white and gold garment stands at the lower left.

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