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A street procession in a busy Tamil Nadu town, with a crowd of devotees walking past a red and yellow state bus. Colourful decorated umbrellas and ornate yellow-and-red ceremonial banners on poles lead the group. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while women wear saris in orange, yellow, pink and blue. A woman in an orange sari with a large garland of flowers stands near the centre. Several people carry handwritten white placards in Tamil, and one man holds an orange saffron flag. Shops with signboards line the street behind the crowd.

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