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Night procession at an outdoor ashram road lit by strings of coloured lights along a red wall. Several performers in elaborate costumes dance in the centre: one in green with a golden crown and a long black wig, another in a tiger-striped costume holding a staff, and a central figure in green and gold with a crown and garlands, holding a staff. Behind them, drummers in white dhotis and saffron-coloured cloth lead, and devotees in white and orange clothing crowd the road. Yellow and blue ceremonial umbrellas topped with golden finials and a trident-like standard rise above the group, with smoke drifting in the background.

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