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Night procession moving through a crowd of devotees. At centre, a figure in an orange-saffron top and draped shawl wears a rudraksha-style bead mala, with long dark hair; a second person in a white dhoti and orange shawl walks nearby. Behind them an ornate deity murti rides a decorated palanquin under a large multicoloured arched canopy with tassels and bells. Two orange-blue umbrellas with peacock-bird motifs and tassels frame the scene. Men in white shirts and white dhotis carry lit torches and hold a long brass-toned trumpet; a drummer in a checked shirt plays a drum at left. Women in saris and salwar kameez walk in the crowd, and several men wear white tilak markings on their foreheads. Lanterns and a red kalasha-like lamp are visible among the procession. The date and event suggest a dwajarohanam-related procession, and the figure in orange may be a person based on long hair, orange garb and mala cues.

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