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A decorated red procession cart carries a golden deity murti of a multi-armed Devi with a wide open mouth, bulging eyes, and a trident, sword, flaming torch and skull-like heads in her hands, surrounded by tinsel. In front sits a small Yellamma Devi idol adorned with red and yellow flower garlands, a crown and a red-and-gold sari, with lemons placed before her on a yellow cloth. Beside the goddess is a cut-out printed portrait of a bearded man in a pink turban, pink robes and a white flower garland, labelled with a printed name. No physical people are visible in the scene.

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