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Aerial night view of a procession in a temple courtyard. A large ornate ratha or palanquin decorated with flower garlands, a colourful fan-shaped halo of purple, yellow and red, and a deity murti sits at right. Two people stand on the ratha steps in pink and maroon. A long line of participants in orange, yellow, red and pink saris and dhotis, many holding colourful umbrellas (blue, purple, pink, green, orange) and red flags, walks along the paved path. Some white-clad people lead the group. Pink lights and foliage fill the lower right corner. Roughly thirty to forty people are visible.

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