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A decorated ratha or chariot procession on a city street in Salem, Tamil Nadu. A tall flower-festooned canopy with white and pink floral panels and blue-edged motifs sits on a metal frame. Two deity murtis, adorned with garlands of yellow, red and green flowers, stand on the platform. Several men in light shirts and lungis climb the frame and hold it steady, and a crowd of devotees gathers below. Multicolored bunting hangs over the street, and a white building and a distant hill appear in the background. The scene shows the procession's chariot being pulled through town.

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