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Night procession with devotees carrying lit oil lamps in a woven basket. In the foreground, a smiling woman in a maroon-and-orange sari with white and red flower garland holds a flaming lamp tray; her arms are marked with white sandal paste and she wears gold bangles. Beside her, a young man in a beaded maroon-and-gold cap and rust-coloured robe with a rudraksha-style gold pendant holds another flaming lamp aloft. Other devotees with white forehead and arm marks stand behind, with ceremonial staffs and a painted flag visible in the background. Plain oil lamps and flames, no identifiable a person figure.

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