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A street procession in a south Indian town moves along a paved road lined with shops and parked bicycles. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some barefoot, play drums and wind instruments, including a horn and a long pipe. Orange flags rise above the crowd, and ornate canopy umbrellas with red, blue and orange panels are carried above the procession. A man in a white shirt wears a saffron/orange shawl over his shoulder and walks at the front. Behind the procession, a large banner with Tamil lettering hangs from a pole. Pedestrians stand along the roadside, and a tall pyramid-shaped temple tower rises in the background among trees and utility poles.

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