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Night procession at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style event: an ornately decorated palanquin or ratha covered in marigold and red flower garlands, with rows of lit oil lamps along its base and a canopy of flowers above. A bearded man with long hair sits on the raised seat, wearing white garlands, while a bare-chested man in a white dhoti walks beside it. Women in pink and white sarees and a child watch from the left, and a saffron-robed attendant with a rudraksha mala stands at right beside a fringed parasol. Dark street, bright lights and a parked van behind.

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