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Night procession photograph. In the foreground a man with long dark swept-back hair and a beard, wearing a rudraksha-style garland and an orange-saffron garment, smiles while holding a white staff with both hands near a large float. Behind him stands a large painted deity murti with blue skin, golden ornaments and flower garlands, beside a lion figure with an open mouth and mane. A woman in a red-orange top and beaded necklace stands to his side, and red flags and a painted face mask are visible. Dark umbrellas and spectators fill the lower foreground under bright lights.

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