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A dim night-time procession of a large crowd moves forward past parked vehicles. Many devotees press together, several in white dhotis and shirts, others in orange and red kurtas. Two men in the foreground hold hands in a line, one in an orange-yellow kurta, one in a red shirt. On the right, a bald priest with a white forehead band and rudraksha mala walks bare-chested with a red cloth. At left, a figure carries a tall brass ceremonial staff or lamp stand with a flame-like top. Mostly women in saffron and white saris are visible behind. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no identification is made.

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