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A street procession moves along a town road lined with shops and orange flags. At the centre, a man in saffron robes with a flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace walks forward, hands together in greeting, flanked by saffron-clad companions. Above them, two large colourful umbrellas with fringed edges and a smaller saffron canopy are carried over the group. Men in white shirts and trousers, some wearing lanyards, walk alongside, and a uniformed female police officer and male officers in khaki keep the route clear. Ahead, a bus and a Sumangalee Jewellers and Silks signboard are visible, with a Salem street sign overhead.

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