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Night procession scene with a large green-faced deity murti on a decorated stand, adorned with gold ornaments, yellow flower garlands and a lion-headed figure beside it. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair, a white flower garland and bare upper body holds a lit oil lamp aloft, flanked by attendants in saffron/orange robes and rudraksha malas. A red flag with a printed portrait hangs at left, a red and gold parasol-like canopy stands behind, and smoke rises in the dark. The man's appearance has some cues but the scene is dim and partly obscured, so identity is uncertain. Aarti is being performed during the procession.

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