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Night procession photographed at close range. A decorated ratha/chariot with a silver-trimmed canopy draped in multicoloured marigold garlands is pulled by silver-painted horse figures with yellow and red trappings. A man seated on the chariot wears a white dhoti, a red shawl and a flower garland, with an ornate crown-like headdress, and lifts his hand in blessing. Below and around the chariot, a crowd of devotees in red and orange saris and white clothing, some with faces smeared with white powder, moves forward. Ornate umbrellas in blue, red and gold rise above the crowd, and strings of coloured lights decorate the street and buildings in the background. White smoke or powder hangs in the air near the chariot.

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