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A night procession moves along a narrow dirt lane lined by corrugated metal fencing and trees. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk in a line, several holding trumpets, brass instruments and a drum. A young man in a light green shirt and orange dhoti raises a brass instrument overhead, while a man in a yellow shirt and maroon trousers plays a horn. A boy in a checked shirt watches at the right edge, and a yellow flag on a pole rises beside the path. Accompanying musicians in pink and white clothing play drums on the left, and a vehicle with decorations sits at the far end of the lane.

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