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Outdoor procession on a tree-lined road with a decorated palanquin-style float carried on poles, topped by a white canopy and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, with orange-saffron-robed figures seated or standing on it. Musicians in white dhotis and shirts play a drum and wind instruments, and a crowd of devotees in white, saffron and colourful saris walks alongside, with parked cars and a corrugated fence behind. Small colourful umbrellas or fans with red emblems accompany the float. A visible on-screen label on the right reads a Kannada signboard. a person appearance is uncertain; the seated figures on the float cannot be reliably identified.

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