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A crowded street procession during a religious event, with many men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies carrying tall red flags on poles. Ornate umbrellas in yellow, teal, orange and gold with fringed edges are raised above a parade of decorated floats. Large crowds line the road, including men in orange turbans and people holding up mobile phones to photograph. Yellow-vested police or volunteers stand along the route, and a banner with Hindi script hangs on a shop front. A few people wear rudraksha-style beads and saffron scarves. Dusty, sunlit street.

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