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Night procession with a large ornate palanquin canopy topped with a golden finial and fringed with multicoloured tassels. Beneath it, a garlanded figure in a white and pink turban-like crown and robe, reading as a deity murti or portrait-type form, is carried forward. Around it, saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas and vibhuti on their foreheads play long golden horns and a large drum, while others hold golden staffs and a ceremonial mace. Some wear orange turbans and others white dhotis. A kolam design is drawn on the ground. Roughly a dozen physical people are visible.

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