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Night procession on a dirt path beneath dark trees, with a crowd of devotees on both sides, many with hands pressed in anjali. At centre, a saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala walks beside a tall ornate parasol with a fringed multicolour canopy and gold finial. Nearby, a man in white with a long mala and a woman in an orange sari and red shawl walk in the procession, and a glowing oil lamp is carried at right. A cameraman films at left. Some people wear white clothing and others wear green or orange. Pale pink blossoms are visible in the trees above. The image is a photograph of a procession.

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