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A dusty dirt road in warm low sunlight, with long shadows cast by a crowd of men in white. In the foreground, a man in a cream shirt and white dhoti plays a double-headed drum slung from his shoulder, with a blue cloth and red-and-white strap. Beside him, another drummer in white with a yellow shawl and orange sash plays a small drum. Behind them, many men in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange and blue scarves, walk along the road, and a man in a light blue shirt carries a lanyard badge. The scene suggests a drum-led procession on the road.

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