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A night procession moves along a sandy road under bright vehicle headlights. At centre, a bearded man wears a gold-yellow crown or headband, a gold-yellow garland of flowers, a fur-textured sash over a red and maroon dhoti, and gold armlets; he is accompanied by a silver ceremonial umbrella held overhead by a man in saffron-orange cloth. Flanking figures carry silver trishul staffs; a woman in a green-gold sari and a woman in a maroon sari wear rudraksha malas. Others follow in maroon and saffron garments, and a red bus and a parked vehicle are visible in the background. Five or six people are visible.

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