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Night procession crossing a pontoon bridge over dark water. A brightly lit, ornate canopied ratha or palanquin with gold and blue decoration and a fringed awning is pulled by a tractor, with a second tractor behind it. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas walk on both sides of the bridge, with lanterns or torches along the railings. Orange saffron flags are held aloft on the right, and several figures in saffron and orange robes stand near them. A small banner on a pole is visible at the left edge. No single figure can be clearly identified as a person from appearance, so presence is uncertain.

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