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A street procession in Tamil Nadu: a golden ratha (chariot) decorated with pink and white garlands and jasmine strands carries deity figures under a gold canopy. Men in white dhotis and saffron/orange shawls stand on and beside the ratha, one in an orange shawl holding an offering. A large crowd of onlookers fills the foreground, including men in plaid shirts, a man in black, and women in saris and flowers in their hair. A framed portrait of a bearded figure in a white turban and dark robe is carried or displayed on the chariot's side, and a smaller portrait is visible at the left. Roadside buildings, a billboard advertising SRS TVS, and palm trees line the street.

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