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A dusty dirt road filled with a large procession of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many waving or carrying small white placards and orange-red flags. Banana plants line a wire fence on the right, and a large white banner with Kannada script hangs on the far right. A tall orange brick wall and a crowd stand in the background, with an orange-and-gold decorated float or chariot partly visible at upper left. A man in the foreground wears a white shirt and mundu and walks with a bare head, while another carries a placard reading PUT AN END TO RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION. No visible person is identifiable as a person.

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