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Outdoor procession at a temple-like site with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas wearing orange shawls. In the foreground a man in white kurta and white trousers, orange shawl over shoulders and a rudraksha mala, walks barefoot through a shallow trench of glowing embers and ash while a woman in white with an orange shawl and gold border steps beside him. A man at left holds a wooden cane, and a drum player at right holds drum sticks. Behind them a decorated ratha with marigold garlands, a deity murti and kalasha, tall trishul-like staffs, and colourful painted pillars. Palm trees frame the scene.

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