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Night procession on a sandy road in front of a decorated palanquin-style vehicle with a tiered, multicoloured fabric canopy. In the centre, a man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl wears a pink-and-white flower garland, gold ornaments and a long rudraksha-style necklace, with tilak on his forehead; he walks behind a tall ceremonial umbrella pole. Around him are monastic devotees in orange and maroon robes, some with white headbands and rudraksha malas, and attendants holding large orange umbrellas with floral embroidery. A small oil lamp flame is visible near the centre. A woman in a orange sari with a rudraksha mala walks at the left. The palanquin carries a deity murti behind draped red cloth. Dark trees form the background.

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