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A photograph of a street procession with a gold-covered ratha (chariot) in the foreground. Its carved golden pillars show lion figures, and a decorated deity murti in a pink silk sari with white flower garlands stands at the right edge. Beside the chariot, a striped cylindrical banner with painted elephant and floral motifs hangs from a pole. Crowd members in white dhotis and saris, including a woman in a green sari, walk along the street, and a colourful temple gopuram with an arched gateway appears at left. A white placard with Tamil text is held in the lower left. A timestamp reads 12.03.2008 14:00.

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