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Outdoor street procession under bright daylight with trees and bunting overhead. An orange umbrella is held aloft over a central group. Several men in orange and saffron robes with orange turbans walk along, one older bearded sadhu in orange robes at right and a man in an orange turban holding a garland of marigold flowers. Men in white dhotis and white kurtas accompany the group, some wearing gold-and-red garlands. A woman in a white salwar kameez with a pink head covering stands at left, and a camera operator with a video camera stands nearby. Corrugated metal fencing and a white tent appear at right, and a golden palanquin-like canopy is visible in the distance.

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