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A street procession in Tamil Nadu. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk in a line, several carrying wooden kavadi-style frames decorated with yellow and orange flowers and yellow and orange cloth banners. One man in a striped collared shirt and grey trousers blows a long curved horn while balancing a wooden frame. Women in saris, one in a red and white patterned sari, follow among the marchers. Behind them a banner in Tamil and English is hung near a multi-coloured temple gopuram. Several orange flags with a black symbol are raised. Some men wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. No person is identifiable as a person from this view.

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