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Night procession photographed with motion blur. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair and a red-orange patterned blouse carries a large brass or gold-coloured tray on her head, its surface blurred by movement. Around her a dense crowd of men and women in white kurtas, khaki and beige shirts, and sleeveless vests presses forward, many with arms raised. Decorated umbrellas with coloured fringe and string lights hang at left, a bright white light stands behind, and a yellow crane and a yellow excavator sit beyond a concrete wall. Many people are in the crowd; no single figure is identifiable as a leader, and no person is clearly a person.

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