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A street procession in a busy Madurai market lane at dusk. Two small wooden palanquin-style carriages with red and gold fabric panels, one showing a yellow-and-green bird motif, sit on a wheeled wooden cart. Two bare-chested men in orange and white dhotis push the cart from behind, one wearing an orange cloth printed with Om Namashivaya. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the right holding a small object, and a few onlookers stand nearby. Shops line the street, including a signboard reading Maragatha Meenakshi Metal. A timestamp reads 07/06/2025 18:29.

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