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Night procession outside a temple-style compound lit by warm lamps. A brightly illuminated ratha/chariot with a multi-tiered, tower-like canopy glowing orange and blue stands at the back, decorated with floral garlands and a deity murti on its front. A large ornate umbrella is held aloft. In the foreground, two men in deep maroon and red-orange cloth with rudraksha malas and garlands walk forward; the one at centre has long dark hair and a red-gold garment, while the man beside him wears a dark red dhoti. Attendants in white dhotis and orange-red cloth flank them, and a row of people in white and orange stands along the right, some holding staffs. Several young girls in orange saris with white flower garlands stand at left.

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