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Night procession at a temple festival: a brightly illuminated multi-tiered ratha or chariot with golden-lit shrine tower and deity figures moves along a dark road. In front, a man in white dhoti holds a flaming torch, and a man in orange robe and rudraksha beads walks ahead. A red ornate umbrella with fringed edges and a yellow flag stand at left. Robed attendants and women in saris and orange garments follow near the chariot, one man in white dhoti and shawl walking at centre with a garland-wearing figure in dark robes. Crowd of devotees stands at right.

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