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A night-time procession moves along a dirt path lined with trees and a tall orange-red boundary wall beneath a street lamp. A lit palanquin or chariot carrying a deity murti with a glowing lamp sits at the back. Foreground devotees wear saffron-orange robes and white garments, several holding silver trishula tridents and ritual staffs. A man in a patterned shawl walks among them, and a bald man in white clothing with a white shawl and mala walks at the right. Several young women in orange and white lead the group. The scene is a ceremonial procession with a palanquin, with about 15 people visible.

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