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A festival procession on a sandy road with palm trees and a blue sky. Many men in white dhotis and sleeveless white vests walk barefoot, wearing red or yellow waist cloths and garlands of yellow and orange flowers, several with red and white garlands. Each man balances on his head a tall cone-shaped pot covered in white jasmine-style flowers, set on a decorated clay base with red and blue accents, topped with small red and green ornaments. Saffron and orange flags fly in the background, and a banner with red and orange decoration hangs on the left. Onlookers in white shirts stand behind the line of carriers. A white cloth or canopy edge appears at the left.

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