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A night photograph of a festival procession. A large chariot (ratha) decorated with green, pink and white flower garlands and tiered shrine-like canopy stands lit under floodlights, with a deity murti visible on its platform. Two ornate umbrellas, one orange-and-yellow and one green, shelter the chariot. Fireworks sparkle in the dark sky above. In the foreground a dense crowd of devotees watches; a man in front wears a teal jacket and dark knit cap. A decorated temple tower glows at the left edge.

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