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A crowded street procession in an Indian town, viewed from above. At the centre, a decorated ratha or palanquin with a white and gold canopy carries a figure in white and garlands, surrounded by red flags and colourful umbrellas held aloft. Dense crowds of devotees in saris, kurtas and headscarves fill the road and walk alongside, while onlookers stand along shop fronts and balconies of white colonial-style buildings. A large hoarding on the right shows portraits and Hindi text. Straw is piled at the roadside.

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