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Outdoor street scene at a roadside temple or camp entrance. Several men carry a large ornate golden palanquin or throne frame with carved gold panels; the front bearer wears a bright red-orange shirt and dark trousers, and a bare-chested bearer in white dhoti-style cloth and rudraksha-like neck cord helps lift it. Behind them stands a man in a white shirt and light cloth. Two saffron-robed sadhus walk in the background among parked white cars and a black SUV. Rows of sandals and slippers are left on the steps and mat, and a large orange-and-gold decorated banner or flag hangs at right. Overcast light, damp ground.

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