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Night procession on a village road. A large float (ratha) decorated with a garland arch of green, yellow, purple and white flowers carries a deity murti with a golden crown, flanked by figures in gold and white. Ahead, a performer in a red and gold headdress and green costume walks beside a rider and drummers. A red-and-gold trident-like staff and an orange umbrella are visible, and a pink umbrella with lights shelters the float at right. Men in white dhotis and a person in a blue lanyard and red cloth walk alongside. No clearly identifiable a person is visible on the float.

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