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Outdoor procession scene at a temple grounds during a Bonalu festival. A shirtless man with white body markings stands behind a decorated cart or palanquin draped with pink, orange and white flower garlands, a golden deity murti visible on it, and a golden tower in the background. A woman in a red and green bandhani-style sari holds hands with two children in orange outfits who are dancing; a woman in a teal sari stands at left, and a woman in a red sari with a mobile phone is behind the cart. A child in a patterned top stands at right. Pink and blue saris and bangles are visible throughout.

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