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Outdoor procession at an ashram courtyard in bright daylight. A decorated ratha or palanquin with a multicoloured canopy, tassels, garlands and gold-painted ornaments sits at centre, surrounded by a large crowd. Many devotees wear white ritual clothing, women wear saris and salwar kameez in pastel tones, and a few people wear saffron. Orange-brick buildings with a green roof and kalasha finials line the background beside a saffron flag. Viewers and participants crowd around the chariot, with a woman in a white top and a child in a striped shirt in the foreground. The person seated on the ratha is not clearly visible enough to confirm identity.

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