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A road procession on a tree-lined highway shoulder. Centre: a flower-decorated palanquin (palaki) with garlands and gold-tinted ornaments, carrying a seated figure in orange and saffron robes, pulled behind a red Mahindra tractor. Around it, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange or red flags, walk alongside; a man in a grey shirt and tan trousers stands at the front. Women in cream and white saris with orange shawls walk in front, and colourful striped umbrellas shade several participants. A white TATA truck and a white car are passing on the road, and a red EICHER truck is nearby. Schoolchildren in white uniforms stand on the roadside.

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