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Outdoor procession on dusty ground under a bright hazy sky with eucalyptus trees. Men and boys in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside a decorated ratha or chariot with gold finials, a canopy, and red flags bearing a black emblem. Tall ornate parasols with embroidered red, gold and green panels are carried aloft. A boy in a blue shirt in the foreground holds a metal ritual instrument, and drummers with large drums follow behind. A blue plastic drum and green pails sit on the ground at lower left. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.

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