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Street procession in a busy Indian town on a bright day. A golden vahana-style mount with a red and gold canopy, decorated with garlands and green cloth, is pulled along the road by men in white vests and red lungis. In the foreground, several people with their backs to the camera wear bright orange garments; one has a bun with an orange hair clip and a shawl over the shoulder, and another wears an orange sari. A man in an orange shirt and dark trousers walks at the right. Shops with signs line the street, and a gopuram tower with scaffolding is visible in the distance. A timestamp in the corner reads 11/04/2025 10:34.

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