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Street scene of a road procession on a paved roadway with a dirt shoulder. In the foreground a red Mahindra vehicle, decorated with white and red flower garlands and banana leaves, is parked at the edge. A cameraman in a white shirt and grey trousers, with a camera on his shoulder, films the procession. Several men in white shirts and dark trousers carry backpacks or bags and walk along the road. Ahead on the left, people in white dhotis and kurtas walk in a group near colourful decorated floats. A blue truck with a tarpaulin cover sits on the right, and a loaded truck is further up the road. A white church-style tower and palm trees stand in the background.

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