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A street procession in a village in Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, with many men in white shirts and white dhotis walking closely together, several playing long wind instruments. Men and women crowd the roadside and balconies watching. A white vehicle is in the background with white flags and posters on poles, one showing a portrait of a figure in orange and white and another showing a figure in white headdress. A man in a checked green shirt holds a video camera. Women in sarees, some in white and yellow, walk among the crowd, and a drum is visible at lower right. Pale green and orange tones of the setting appear under a corrugated roof.

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