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A street procession in a narrow village lane lined with yellow and green houses, a brick wall and a tin-roofed shed. A tall gopuram is visible in the background above the rooftops. In front, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala walks barefoot beside a man in a saffron-orange wrap and a long dark-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a large marigold garland, gesturing forward with one arm. Behind them, men in white dhotis and white shirts walk along the road, and an older man with a moustache stands at right. Floor kolam patterns decorate the roadside and a vehicle is parked at right.

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