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Outdoor procession on a dusty road beside a palm-lined field and a grey concrete wall. Crowds of young men in white kurtas and orange saffron shawls walk forward, many with sindoor or painted foreheads. Some wear blue sports shirts, and a few hold white balloons. Behind them, colourful umbrella-topped carts and a large silver trident stand above the crowd, with orange flags fluttering. Drummers and a woman in an orange shawl appear in the throng. Bright sunlight washes the scene. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.

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