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Outdoor photo of a Bonalu procession in a village lane with a green-gated fence and a rubble-strewn lot behind. Several women in colourful saris (pink, green, blue, maroon) carry brass pots on their heads, each topped with green neem leaves, lit oil lamps and vermilion-marked pots. A man in a red turban and orange garment with a flower garland stands centrally, while bystanders in yellow and white shirts and a man with a turmeric forehead mark watch and film with phones. A white kolam floral pattern is drawn on the ground. Oil lamps and garlanded women suggest a Bonalu offering procession.

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