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Night outdoor procession on grass with many devotees in orange and white clothing, several holding red and gold ornate umbrellas with pointed gold finials and a bright lamp at the centre. A man in a white shirt holds a child and a white-turbaned man in a grey shirt lifts an umbrella; a woman in a pink sari carries a child. Children in orange and red dresses and a drummer in red clothes stand with hands folded, arms raised and lifted in devotion, with other devotees behind them. a person is not clearly identifiable in this crowd.

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