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Night procession at a Kumbamela event in Mandya, Karnataka, lit by a strip of string lights strung across bare-branched trees. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange or red sashes, walk through the crowd carrying tall teardrop-shaped orange and gold banners with a blue emblem and decorative borders. Ornate umbrella-like canopies with coloured fringes, a decorated illuminated float or chariot, and a lit structure are visible behind them. Large banners with printed portraits hang on the left and right, showing figures in orange and white clothing, though their identities are not legible. Many onlookers fill the foreground and background.

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