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Night procession on an open ground. A central man in maroon robes with gold borders wears a red-orange turban, a gold-beaded necklace and a long garland of orange and blue flowers, holding a silver trident and walking in orange sandals. Two women in maroon saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas walk on the left and centre, and a bald man in a maroon-and-gold robe holds a silver staff on the right. Behind them stand a bullock statue and a decorated float with lights, and a dark-clothed figure is partly visible at the edge. Photo credit overlay reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam.

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