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A night procession on a gravel path, lit by a brightly illuminated ratha/chariot with a lit tower-like superstructure. People in saffron and orange robes walk in rows; a woman in a deep orange sari with rudraksha mala and a woman in white with long beads carry tall gold-fringed decorated parasols on poles at right. Children in white shirts and orange garments walk at left, and a small LIVE sign is visible at left. Several dozen people are visible in the procession.

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