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Night procession photographed in a dim outdoor setting with several large decorated umbrellas, yellow, pink and blue with sequined fringes, held above the crowd. Men in saffron/orange robes and orange head cloths move among devotees in white dhotis, some bare-chested with sacred threads and beaded necklaces. A drummer in white dhoti carries a large round frame drum, and a woman in white sari stands at left. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance in this crowd.

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