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A festival procession moves through a crowded street lined with multicoloured bunting strung between buildings. A gilded palanquin-style float with a golden canopy and a decorated chariot-like cart leads the parade, with red flags raised throughout the crowd. Many participants wear white and saffron-orange clothing and carry umbrellas in pink, blue, purple, yellow and orange, some with fringed edges. Drummers and dancers line the procession in the foreground, while a red tractor with a float follows behind. Onlookers stand on the pavement and rooftops, and a white tanker truck and parked vehicles are visible at the right edge. Several men in khaki uniforms stand near the route.

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