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A crowded city street procession moves between multi-storey buildings, with many devotees pressed together. A large ornate palanquin on the left carries a golden deity murti under a red canopy. Central focus is a bull mount carrying a dancing Nataraja-style figure encircled by a ring, surrounded by bright red flags and a golden chariot. Foreground shows numerous umbrellas in blue, green, yellow and red with beaded fringes, held above the crowd. Roadside hoardings and shop signs are visible, along with a man in a yellow safety vest directing the procession. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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