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A dense street procession moves along a crowded Tamil town road lined with shops and signboards. Many men in white shirts and dhotis walk among saffron-orange flags carried on poles. A golden canopy umbrella with fringed yellow-red trim is held above the centre of the procession, with gold ceremonial staffs and a gilt ornament visible beneath it. Some devotees wear red and gold cloth. Overhead hang strings of bunting and a multicoloured umbrella stands at left. Signboards read Udupi Hotel and Lodge, and a billboard shows a car advertisement. Crowd size is in the hundreds, most of them visible in the foreground.

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