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A gilded ratha chariot stands in a college courtyard before a cream multi-storey building with the sign "PAAVAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE" on its roof. The golden canopied structure, decorated with pink and white garlands, shelters deity murti figures dressed in blue, red and white garments. A blue truck-style cab with a loudspeaker is attached to the front. Colourful umbrellas stand at the sides, and a line of men in white shirts and dhotis walks or stands at the base, with a few spectators watching from the upper windows of the building.

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