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Night procession on a paved lane between shipping containers and a red-brick building. Two illuminated temple-style ratha or palanquin structures with arched lit canopies, floral and tassel decorations, and deity murtis are pulled by tractors and carts. Devotees in white dhotis and saris, many carrying garlands or walking in lines, crowd the foreground. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands in the middle distance near the second float, and a person in a striped cloth stands to the right. Umbrellas with coloured tassels top the floats. Fire and warm light glow from the first float.

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