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Night procession at a palm-lined path where a large, brightly coloured Ganesha murti is carried on a decorated float lit by warm lights. The elephant-headed deity has a red crown, large ears, raised hands and orange and blue ornaments, with a garland draped at its base. Around it, several devotees in white and orange clothing walk and stand, one bare-chested man in an orange dhoti wearing a rudraksha-style mala beside the float. Dark foliage and coconut palms frame the scene. a person's presence is not visibly established in this image.

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