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A large crowd of devotees gathers outdoors at dusk under palm trees for an evening procession. In the centre, a decorated ratha or palanquin with gold and red ornamentation and a small canopy moves through the crowd, with colourful umbrella-like canopies and banners on poles around it. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, women wear sarees in yellow, orange and blue, and a few children stand at the front. Some people hold their hands together in greeting. No individual can be clearly identified as a person, and his presence is uncertain from appearance alone.

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