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Night procession photo of a large, brightly decorated clay murti of Durga riding a lion, with many arms holding weapons, a jeweled crown and yellow marigold garlands, while a dark-blue demon figure is pinned beneath the lion. Several young men in white dhotis with gold borders and men in saffron-orange cloths push and steady a golden wheeled cart carrying the image; a gold cart panel shows a Ganesha relief. A man in a striped pink shirt stands at left and an orange-robed man in a red turban stands at left-centre. The scene is lit by a dark night sky and a flash-like glow on the figure.

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