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A night procession on a sandy road passes a brightly illuminated ratha or temple chariot with a tiered, lamp-lit roof and carved figures, decorated with string lights and flags. Ornate red, orange and gold ceremonial umbrellas on long poles lead the line, and a bright lamp glows on the ground ahead. Robed devotees line both sides: a man in saffron/orange robes with a bare upper body, a shaved-headed man in white, women in saris of orange, green and pink, and a figure with a long rudraksha-style mala. A cameraman films the group, and smoke rises near the left side. Deity murti visible on the chariot.

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