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A street procession on a road lined with spectators. A decorated palanquin-style vehicle, draped with garlands of white and marigold flowers, tassels, and an ornate canopy, carries seated figures in saffron-orange robes. Several men in white shirts and dhotis walk alongside, many holding orange flags with a blue emblem. A bald man in orange stands at the front of the platform. Roadside shops, a Karnataka Bank building, a Hero Honda sign reading S.S.V Motors, a red tractor and buses are visible. A man at the front of the platform wears a saffron robe and a headpiece, and a second seated figure in saffron wears a crown-like orange headdress. The image is a photograph of a yatra procession in progress.

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