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Night procession on a paved path. A central figure in a rust-red robe with a gold waist belt and leopard-print cloth, wearing a large white and red flower garland and a gold necklace, walks barefoot between two ornate umbrella-style standards topped with decorative canopies. Around him, shaven-headed men in saffron and rust robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings carry staffs and a torch, while women in orange saris hold a brass plate and a small flame, and a woman holds a woven tray. Some figures carry tall ceremonial staffs and a metal trident-like standard is visible above. The scene reads as a temple procession with aarti-style lamps. The central figure's appearance is uncertain and there are no legible printed names.

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