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Outdoor procession on a dirt road with many men in white dhotis and shirts walking behind decorated umbrellas and a palanquin-like ratha draped with colourful garlands. A man in a white shirt and jeans plays a drum held at his side while another drummer in a white dhoti beats a drum; others carry long brass horns and ceremonial banners. Red flags are visible at the left and right edges. A white van with a roof rack of speakers stands at the right, and unfinished concrete buildings and a clear blue sky form the background. Visible people number roughly two dozen.

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