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A night procession scene dominated by a tall pillar of yellow and pink marigold garlands in the left foreground. Behind it stands a deity murti or palanquin draped in red, gold and multicoloured fabric with a garland and ornament at its centre. Several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with gold-bordered cloth, gather around and help carry or steady the structure, while a few onlookers stand in the dark background beside a red corrugated wall. Scattered petals lie on the ground.

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