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A dense street procession in an Indian town crowds a narrow market road lined with shops, parasol-shaded stalls and strings of colourful bunting. At the upper left, an ornate golden palanquin carrying a deity murti under a red canopy moves forward, flanked by a yellow-and-red decorated vehicle. Many people in white kurtas, pink and orange saris, and orange turbans walk alongside, some holding red flags. Yellow metal barricades line the road edge. A tall banner with a painted saint figure in orange robes hangs above the crowd. Large parasols in red, orange, blue and purple shade the vendors and onlookers.

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