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Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road at Bidadi, with orange flags on poles lining the scene. A large decorated ratha or chariot draped in orange, green and red cloth with flower garlands rises at the top. Men in white shirts and caps, some in white dhotis, walk beside it. Men in yellow tunics and white head cloths handle the chariot ropes and carry a long pole. A drummer in the foreground wears a striped yellow and maroon turban and a white flower garland, and a man in a white kurta is touching a devotee's shoulder. Several people hold cameras. Few people are clearly visible in the frame, but the crowd behind them is large.

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