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A festival procession crosses a paved open courtyard under a bright white sky. Musicians in yellow, orange and magenta kurta-style outfits walk among drummers, and a figure in orange with a white plumed headdress carries a long staff. Two large fringed banners, one draped in marigold garlands and one in red with orange trim, are carried forward. Behind them stands an ornate golden palanquin with a domed canopy on the left. A woman in a red shawl and white sari with a yellow border walks in the foreground, and a man in white shirt and trousers stands nearby. A red fabric barrier and trees form the background.

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