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A street procession in a small Tamil Nadu town passes shopfronts and a roadside. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walk in a group carrying orange saffron flags on poles. Two uniformed police officers in khaki stand on the road, one in a peaked cap and one holding a belt, watching the group. Behind them, a decorated ratha or palanquin-style float with garlands and orange cloth is pulled along, and a green Murugan Transport bus passes on the right. A woman in a teal sari stands at the roadside beside a motorcycle. Shop signs including a pharmacy and an ATM sign are visible in the background.

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