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A yellow vehicle decorated with garlands and a painted deity panel passes under a pink ceremonial gateway reading Sri Panchayati Akhada Mahanirvani. A man in saffron clothing stands atop the vehicle among black covers and orange ribbons, with a man in white dhoti and a red-bordered shawl pushing or guiding the vehicle from the front. Inside the vehicle, several murtis and garlanded images are visible. Painted saffron-robed sadhus with tridents appear on the gate pillars, and orange flags flank the scene under overcast sky. Uniformed police stand nearby.

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