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Evening outdoor procession at dusk among palm and leafy trees. A man in a brown-orange robe with a red-and-gold headband and a red and white flower garland raises a large brass lamp with a bright flame high above his head. Behind him, a ceremonial umbrella with gold-tipped, scalloped silver panels is held by a bald man in orange-brown robes. Another man in white dhoti with bare chest stands with hands folded in prayer on the left, and a robed attendant holds a tray at the right edge. A purple cloth draped object appears at the left foreground. Ritual lamp procession.

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