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A night procession at an ashram fills the frame with dense crowds of devotees dancing among many red, pink and orange flags and colourful parasol-style umbrellas. Many women wear sarees in bright green, pink, orange and red. Drummers in white dhotis play drums at the lower right, and a few men in white shirts walk with the crowd. Behind them a large illuminated ornate deity murti or decorated figure glows within a halo of lights, and the scene is lit by coloured lights and strings of bulbs on buildings and trees. The crowd is far larger than the count range allows to be counted precisely.

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