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A crowd procession of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing yellow and orange marigold garlands, carry decorated clay pots on their heads. The pots are white with painted red and blue designs, topped with silver and magenta tinsel cones and bundles of green leaves. Some men hold green leaf bundles in their hands. A bearded older man in the centre wears a white shirt and yellow garland. Behind a bamboo barrier, a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at right, watching the procession. The scene suggests a festival procession with pot-carrying devotees.

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