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A night procession moves along a dirt path lined with palm trees. In the centre, a deity murti with an orange and gold glow is carried on a palanquin amid a dense crowd. Several large umbrellas with sequined edges are held aloft: a pink one in the foreground, red and blue ones behind, and orange and red banners flanking the path. Women in saffron and white saris and men in white dhotis walk with the crowd, and a young woman in a white sari with a teal scarf holds a pink umbrella near the front. Children in mixed colours press close, and a few people wear white clothes and rudraksha-style beads.

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