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Night procession on a dark paved road lined with a crowd of onlookers in white dhotis and shirts. In the centre, a shaved-headed sannyasi in an orange-saffron top and a maroon-red dhoti with gold border stands with palms joined in greeting, facing another shaved-headed sannyasi in orange robes. A bearded man in white holds a lit oil lamp aloft. On the left, a young man in white dhoti with gold border carries a decorated offering plate of flowers and fruit, and sannyasis in orange with rudraksha malas walk alongside. On the right, a sannyasi holds a silver trident, and a ceremonial umbrella with a red and gold top is raised overhead. Rangoli-style white kolam designs decorate the ground.

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