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Night photograph of a temple procession with illuminated ratha vehicles. On the right, a large ornate vehicle with a decorated elephant-form figure, a white canopy with red and gold fringing, and lights along an arched frame carries several men in white dhotis and orange cloth, one standing high at the rear in white. On the left, a gold-roofed palanquin-style chariot with carved figures is lit with lamps. A dense crowd of onlookers fills the foreground, many holding up mobile phones. Vibrant garlands and painted decorations stand out against the dark street.

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