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A dense crowd fills a festival lane at dusk during a procession, with many devotees in white and saffron clothing and red sashes. Numerous colourful parasols in orange, green, red, pink and yellow with tasselled fringes are held aloft over the crowd. On the left, uniformed men in red and blue turbans and jackets march in formation. A large white banner in Hindi reads Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, and a red-and-purple board shows a white dove logo. Tents and a decorated float or chariot appear in the background under trees.

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