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A large white tented hall filled with a dense crowd during a festive procession with drummers and dancers. Drummers in red and gold tunics beat large drums, and a man in a red tunic with a gold trim and a lanyard plays a drum near the centre. A saffron-orange ceremonial umbrella with fringe is held aloft above the procession, and decorated elephant-like figures or ornamented palanquin elements in pink and white are carried through the crowd. Men and women in red, orange and white clothing surround the procession, with a cameraman filming in the foreground. Colourful paper streamers and tassels hang from the tent ceiling.

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