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A festive street procession moves along a tree-lined road, with crowds of devotees in white dhotis and saris and many bare-chested men carrying long red flags. Above them, red and multicolored parasols shade the marchers, and a large golden ratha-style ornament with a gilded crest stands at the right edge beside floral garlands. On the left, a red-and-gold decorated palanquin-like panel and onlookers crowd a white wall, watching from above. A woman in orange and a child with a yellow flower in her hair walk near the centre, and a French tricolour flag is visible at lower left. Overall the scene conveys a large outdoor religious procession.

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