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Night procession on a narrow concrete ghat bridge lit by street lamps. A red tractor tows a decorated golden-yellow and blue canopied float (ratha) strung with flower garlands, with a deity murti visible on the float. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in a line along the bridge, one in an orange shawl walks beside the tractor, and an orange flag rises from the float. White-and-red bollards line the walkway, with large sandbags along the left edge and dark water beyond.

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