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A decorated float or vehicle, ornamented with carved wooden panels, marigold garlands and saffron flags, moves along a rural two-lane road past green paddy fields and palm trees. A figure in red and green sits on the float, and a yellow-and-saffron ornamented float structure is visible at its front. A group of men in white dhotis and shirts walks alongside, some carrying saffron flags, while motorbikes and scooters are parked at the roadside. A brown wooden sign with Tamil-script lettering stands in the foreground beside a rocky outcrop. Two seated people watch from the right, one in a striped shirt.

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