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Aerial view of a large procession along a road lined with white buildings, palm and tree foliage. Many participants in white dhotis and white kurtas or sarees move in a dense crowd, carrying numerous orange and red flags on poles. Some wear orange garments; a few women wear colourful saris. Parked cars, a black SUV, auto-rickshaws and motorbikes line the roadside, and a blue tarpaulin covers material on the ground. Hanging banners with Kannada script are visible on buildings. The scene reads as a yatra or pada yatra march. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.

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