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A night street procession moves down a town road lined with shops and signboards. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a large floral garland, his hands held together in greeting. Beside him, a man in saffron carries a brass kalasha-style vessel, and a man in a white dhoti with a gold necklace holds a small brass pot. Others in orange and maroon robes walk behind, and a man in a white dhoti and shirt walks at right. A man in a checked shirt with a green cloth at left and a man in a striped sweater at right are also present, with a lit ratha or chariot glowing in the background. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in the saffron robe with garland, based on distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala cues.

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