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Night procession at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof, lit by overhead lamps and surrounded by potted plants and banana leaves. Several saffron-robed sannyasis, some with shaved heads and white markings, walk in a line; the foremost man wears a red-and-orange-patterned cloth, gold necklaces and a red-and-white flower garland. Behind him a white ornate parasol is carried, and musicians play long brass horns and drums while attendants bear ceremonial staffs and gold-tipped poles. Women in orange saris and white-clad devotees line the sides. A red velvet throne with gold legs stands empty on the right, and the floor bears painted star patterns. A photographer on the left takes pictures. Apparently a procession of sannyasis honouring the empty throne, with no visible candidate for a person in the walking line. Approximately thirty-five people visible.

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