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Night procession photographed from behind a crowd of people in the foreground, many with their backs to the camera, some wearing white and grey robes and one with a large white feathered headdress. In the centre is an illuminated float decorated with a large arch of white, yellow, and purple flower garlands and string lights, framing a deity murti at the centre of a multicoloured ornate backdrop. A red flag on a pole stands to the left of the float, and a figure in a dark robe is visible beside the murti. Warm lights glow in the background against the dark sky.

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