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Photograph of a procession on a wide red-stone staircase at dusk, with a white railing and rubble wall behind. About sixteen people in saffron-orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas move and stand along the steps. Several play long curved brass horns and a large drum with a stick; one carries a tall ornate banner with a red and blue emblem on a pole, and another holds a small pot. A woman in a yellow-gold sari stands at upper left, and a few onlookers are visible at the railing.

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