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A festival procession in an outdoor dirt-and-gravel setting during a Brahmotsavam celebration. Two white horses draw a decorated carriage through a crowd; one horse has a white fan-like plume and the other is grey-white with red and gold harness. Devotees in white and orange clothing surround the horses. A young man in a lavender shirt and a woman in a yellow shawl with folded hands stand near the front. Ornate orange, yellow and multicoloured parasols with bird motifs and tassels stand above the crowd, and yellow and orange balloons float at left. Several people in white dhoti and kurta, saffron sashes and white saris watch from the background beside a water tank.

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