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Night procession at an outdoor pavilion. A bearded man in a brown ochre sannyasi robe and a long pink-and-white flower garland walks forward on a paved path, with a shaven-headed attendant in orange dhoti and bare chest bearing a tray in front of him. A man in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a long ceremonial staff topped with a trident-like finial beside a red-and-white brick wall with a fire extinguisher. Behind, a woman in white sari and a man in white dhoti with gold borders stand near a decorated purple-and-red umbrella, and a drummer in orange-and-white clothes plays a drum at left. A crowd of many people in white and orange garments with rudraksha malas watches from behind the pavilion, and a man in white dhoti at right holds a musical instrument. Hands folded devotees stand nearby, with a throne-like seat visible behind the procession.

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