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A night street procession in a crowded Indian city. At centre, a decorated wooden palanquin or ratha carries an illuminated deity murti draped in white and garlanded with flowers, under a multicoloured canopy. Two men in white dhotis, one bare-chested, reach up to steady or hold the vehicle. Beside them, a person in an orange-red garment and orange head covering stands at the front of the procession. Shopfronts, electric lights and power lines frame the street, and a crowd of onlookers stands behind. A blue timestamp in the lower right reads 28 Dec 2025 6:27:40 pm, with the hashtags #Kailasa Madurai and #Devalaya.