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A photograph of a Bonalu procession outdoors beneath leafy trees. Two young men in the foreground wear saffron-yellow clothing and white garland necklaces, with green-painted faces and bare upper bodies. Behind them, a decorated palanquin or ratha carries a figure adorned with flower garlands and red and white cloth. Women in pink, magenta and green saris carry offerings and walk along the procession, and a woman in a teal top is seen from behind at right. A red-and-white temple structure stands in the background.

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