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Outdoor procession on a Himalayan street with a palanquin-style ratha carrying a decorated deity murti, flanked by two smaller figures, draped in garlands of pink, orange and white flowers and a red-and-gold canopy. A smiling man with long dark hair, orange robes, a red tilak and a rudraksha mala walks at the front, both arms outstretched holding a long wooden pole. Around him, orange-clad devotees pull the ratha with poles, some wearing orange caps. A trident is visible at right; a shop with a corrugated roof and a sign reading 'Kanchenjunga' or similar stands at left, and a mountain slope rises behind.

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