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Circa-1800 watercolor showing a Kartikkeya religious procession in Bengal

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Why Do Religious Processions Take Sacred Things Into the Street?

Religious processions move sacred presence, symbols and communities through public space. They can expand shared identity through coordinated movement and visibility, but the same public occupation can mark boundaries and…