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A photograph under a white tent canopy where several people decorate a tall yellow and blue patterned pole with a long green leafy garland. A man in a grey t-shirt and dark trousers stands on a step ladder reaching up to the top of the pole. A woman in a white top holds the garland, and a woman in a light blue sari stands at the lower left, also holding garland. A man in white clothes stands at the far left edge. A white cylindrical drum or pipe stands in the foreground, and a white ceiling fan and a black speaker sit near the pole. A blue and white sign on the right reads prohibition text.

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