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Night procession on a paved path lit by strings of multicoloured fairy lights overhead and an illuminated vehicle behind. A man in a red-brown top with a dark rudraksha mala and a white dhoti walks at left-centre, another in a white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth walks at left, and a bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala walks behind them. At centre, a figure wears a red-brown turban, a heavy gold necklace, a leopard-print cloth over a rust-coloured dhoti, and gold armbands, with a trident-shaped emblem visible on the vehicle. To the right, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and orange shawl with a dark mala walks beside other men in white dhotis, some carrying small lamps or bags. A man in a white shirt wearing a lanyard badge appears at left. Several people are visible in the background.

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