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Night procession with a large illuminated deity murti of Durga riding a lion, with ten raised arms holding weapons and a red-and-gold sari, flanked by smaller lit figures. Many people in white and light clothing walk beside the float under dark umbrellas and carry red and yellow flags. Lights and colourful canopies surround the scene. The photograph is watermarked with a copyright notice; this description does not reproduce it. The procession appears to be a Durga festival procession.

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