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A festival procession on a dirt road. Two white horses in dark harness and red straps pull a silver ratha-style carriage decorated with balloons and garlands. A man in orange robes with a white head wrap and a garland sits on the carriage seat. Multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges and orange flags with a dark emblem line the procession. A bearded man in orange robes and a gold necklace walks beside the carriage carrying a tall gold trident-topped staff. Men and women in white dhotis and white clothing and a woman in a cream sari with yellow border follow behind, with trees and palms in the background.

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