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Night procession in a crowded street lit by string lights, with a dense mass of devotees in front. At the centre a performer in a bright green costume with a tall red-and-gold crown and garland stands among drummers in white dhotis and red sashes, and a man in white with a red sash plays a drum at right. A large yellow umbrella and a red flag on a pole are visible at right, a white van and parked cars are behind, and a brass lamp stand sits in the foreground. Several people in saffron and orange clothing stand near the front. The scene reads as a street procession with drumming and performers in costume.

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