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A photograph of a Vaikunta Ekadashi procession at a temple at night. A bejeweled deity murti of Vishnu, adorned with a crown, stands on a red and gold palanquin decorated with layers of white, yellow and red flower garlands. Lit by pink and purple neon lights against a golden wall. In the foreground, three men carry the palanquin on their shoulders: they wear dark turbans and white and red body markings, and one wears an orange turban. Caption reads Vaikunta Ekadashi 2022 and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash.

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