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A street procession in a crowded Indian town lane lined with white multi-storey buildings and hanging signboards. A large ratha-style float carrying a gold-draped deity murti under a canopy moves forward, with red-and-saffron flags flying above it. Red cloth and flower garlands decorate the float, and a tractor-towed cart follows. Many people walk along the road, including women in colourful saris and salwar kameez, men in shirts, and children, some with red and yellow dupattas. Several green and blue umbrellas shade the procession.

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