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A procession on a dirt field with two large yellow ceremonial umbrellas fringed with multicoloured tassels, carried on long wooden poles by bare-chested men wearing white dhotis. A central man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks with palms pressed together in namaste, followed by a line of men in white dhotis and shirts. A billboard for B.M. Fabric silk sarees stands behind them, a parked car and motorcycle on the left, and palm and tree line in the distance.
Photo 938 of 1035 from 24 November 2006

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