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A large procession of devotees walks down a roadside street in daylight, with many people in white clothing and some in grey or blue shirts. Many carry orange-and-red flags on poles and hold small rectangular placards. Behind them, a decorated float with a canopy of umbrella-like panels in red, orange and gold carries a seated figure; attendants in orange and saffron clothing surround it. Parked cars, a green tipper truck, buses, motorcycles and a blue auto-rickshaw line the road, with shops and a multi-storey building in the background. Concrete posts and a drainage ring sit at the lower right. The scene is a pada yatra procession passing through town.

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