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A street procession in a village in Tamil Nadu. Many women in saffron, orange, red and white saris walk in a crowd, carrying offerings on brass trays: a tray of pomegranates and oranges held at the front, grapes in a bowl, and white sweets or pooja items balanced on a steel plate on a woman's head. Several women wear gold necklaces, bangles and jasmine flowers in their hair, and one wears a rudraksha mala. Men in white shirts and yellow shawls stand among them. Orange flags line a terrace and a cameraman films from a rooftop. A brick building and utility poles stand behind the crowd. No visible a person candidate is clearly identifiable.

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