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Night procession with a brightly lit ratha/chariot covered in glowing lights and a deity murti on its upper level. A man in a red-orange robe with a red flower garland, gold pendant and rudraksha mala walks under a dark ornate umbrella held over him, smiling. Two men in saffron-orange robes flank the procession, one holding a torch, while a man in white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala walks to the right. Devotees in orange and white clothing line the road. A tractor-pulled float with lights follows behind. Swamiji (probable) is the man under the umbrella, identified by long swept-back hair, gold necklace, garland and rudraksha mala in a saffron-orange robe.

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