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Night photograph of a wide, unpaved road at a festival area lit by rows of street lamps. Two illuminated gateways with red and gold decoration and lights stand on either side of the road, with a pedestrian overpass in the background. Motorcycles and a white van with headlights move along the road, and people walk across it, including a man in a dark sweater and a woman carrying a backpack. Makeshift stalls with red cloth and banners line the sides. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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