Which way does the cortege usually bend back toward the Maligawa from our curb - exit before crush turns
Which way does the cortege usually bend back toward the Maligawa from our curb — does it matter for picking an exit before the crush turns. Not flag-bearers how far behind the tusker, not climax relative to the tusker, and not a full route programme sheet.
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Yes it matters — exits that feel calm now can jam when the ring bends back toward the Maligawa. Ask a nearby shopkeeper which way the return usually feels from your block, then pick an outer-pavement exit on the quieter face before that turn builds. Do not invent a minute-by-minute schedule.
Watch whether denser blocks are still arriving from one direction — that hints which way the mass still flows.
Leave via a known open outer road rather than hoping tape drops at the perfect moment.
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