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A large procession of devotees walks along a paved road lined with green trees and flowering red trees. Most people wear white dhotis and shirts with saffron-orange shawls over their shoulders. Several men carry tall saffron-orange flags on poles, and others carry colourful striped and patterned umbrellas and ceremonial banners. Vehicles and buses are visible in the background, and a woman balancing a bundle on her head walks at the right edge. A road sign at left is partly visible.

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