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A road procession on a highway lined with pink bougainvillea. A decorated float or ratha with a gold-and-red canopy, garlands, saffron flags and hanging ornaments moves along the left side of the road, with a banner on its side. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside it carrying orange flags, and a white van follows behind. A small triangular road sign with an arrow is visible at right, under a pale hazy sky with palm trees and distant hills. A date stamp reads 12 05 2008 in the lower right corner.

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