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Outdoor procession on a dusty road beneath large shade trees during a ratha yatra in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. In the left foreground a shaved-headed young man in saffron-orange robes, a red shawl and a long garland of yellow flowers, with a tilak on his forehead, looks to the side. Behind him a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some in orange cloths, walks with a decorated umbrella and banners on poles. On the right two women in white saris with orange borders stand near a golden-framed stone panel with a black inscription plate. Several printed banners are held aloft.

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