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Night procession scene on a stone-paved road lit by bright floodlights. Two men in shorts and bare torsos face each other, one holding a long wooden stick and the other a short stick, apparently performing a stick-fighting display. A crowd of spectators stands on both sides, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, with some in orange or striped clothes and a few in red garlands. A decorated illuminated temple chariot with coloured lights and a yellow ceremonial umbrella stand in the background, and a cameraman films the action. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the people shown, so no candidate is claimed.

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