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Night procession at a Ganesha festival. A large pale pink-and-gold Ganesha murti with a golden crown and raised hands sits on a decorated cart pulled along a dark road. Orange cloth drapes the seat, and a small framed portrait is placed at the cart's base. Behind, several people in white and orange walk with a torch flame lit on a pole, and a few onlookers stand at the edge in the darkness.

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