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Outdoor procession at a Hindu festival on a dirt road lined with orange flags and white and yellow flower garlands hung from a decorated canopy. A man in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style necklace stands with palms pressed together among women in white saris and a woman in a purple sari. Drummers in blue and yellow costumes play a large drum, while a dancer in a yellow shirt and white headcloth moves in front. Men in yellow and blue turbans walk in the crowd. Orange banners and palm fronds decorate the background.

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