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A street procession in Rajapalayam, India, moves past roadside shops and parked buses. A decorated wooden ratha, or chariot, with a thatched roof and garlands of marigolds and pink flowers is pulled through the road. Beside it, a crowd of devotees in white and saffron clothing walks, including women in saffron and pink saris and men in white dhotis. Several umbrellas in red, yellow and green are held overhead, and a portrait of a woman in a dark frame is affixed to the side of the chariot, with framed photographs fixed along its base. A man in a saffron robe stands on the chariot. Hanging orange flags and a yellow banner advertising a children's store are visible above the street.

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