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Night procession outdoors with several people walking along a dirt road. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange robe wears white and pink flower garlands and a gold-coloured beaded necklace; he is one of the more prominent figures, and the appearance-based cues (orange turban, orange robe, garlands) are compatible with a person but this is uncertain. To his left a man in a light blue striped shirt walks with a hand near him. At right an older white-haired man in white dhoti and shirt sings or speaks into a handheld microphone, with a saffron cloth over his shoulder. A younger man in white with an orange shawl follows behind, and a drummer in white with an orange-and-red cloth strap stands at the left edge holding a drum. Other people in white and orange are visible in the background.

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