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Night-time photograph of a crowd during a procession. In the centre, a smiling figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange shawl over robes stands with palms pressed together in greeting; long hair falls past the shoulders, with a rudraksha-style mala visible. Beside and in front, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with gold wristwatch and glasses, also folds his hands in namaste. Behind them, a uniformed officer holds a tall gold ceremonial staff topped with a figure, and other uniformed police and devotees in white and colourful saris stand in the crowd under bright floodlights.