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A street procession in an Indian city moves past multi-storey buildings and palm trees. Men and women in white shirts, dhotis and sarees walk alongside two uniformed women police officers in khaki with belts, carrying lathis. Orange and red flags and a decorated umbrella-like canopy in gold, green and blue rise above the crowd. On the right, a red banner shows a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, holding a sacred image and sitting before a white backdrop, with Tamil text across the top and bottom. A man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl stands at the front of the banner. Shopfronts and a bus are visible behind the marchers.

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