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Night-time temple procession photographed on an open paved road. At centre, a palanquin-style ratha carries a golden deity murti under a red and gold canopy with orange pennants, a lit oil lamp burning on its front ledge. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside and before the vehicle, some holding hands in a line, and a few men in saffron-orange cloth stand at the left near the lamp. A bald man seated on the platform wears white with rudraksha-style beads. Boys in colourful shirts watch from the right, and tall ceremonial staffs with gold-tipped ornaments rise above the crowd. Dozens of people are visible in the crowd.

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