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A procession at night in a gilded temple hall. Four young male devotees, bare-chested with orange and white sacred markings on their faces and brow, carry a golden palanquin decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and red and gold fabric. The palanquin has a golden arch with carved makara-style finials and a red and gold canopy. The foreground devotee in the centre wears an orange-brown rudraksha mala and holds a wooden pole. The devotee on the right, wearing spectacles and an orange turban, grips a wooden pole with both hands. Another young man on the left adjusts the garland. Orange dhoti cloths and beaded necklaces are visible, and a gold-framed hall stands behind them.

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