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A procession on a city street shows a golden palanquin (ratha-style canopy) carrying a deity murti dressed in orange cloth and garlanded with pink and white flower garlands and a pink flower. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and white upper cloth stands on the palanquin, placing a pink flower on the murti's head. Ornate red, green and blue decorated pillars frame the canopy. Partially visible onlookers in the foreground include a man with a sandalwood or vibhuti mark on his forehead. Shopfronts with Tamil signage line the street.

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