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Night outdoor procession scene at a temple-style festival. Center: a tall, ornate ratha-like canopy with tiered orange and multicolored floral-patterned fabric, fringed in yellow, housing a red-curtained shrine where two deity murtis, richly garlanded with green and magenta flowers, are seated under a golden crown-like ornament, with brass vessels and lamps before them. A shaved-headed young man in the lower left, wearing a beaded necklace and saffron-toned garment, faces the shrine. Other people, including a figure in a light kurta and a woman in a striped sari, stand near the shrine base and at the right. A speaker box and a canvas awning sit near the canopy base. A large banner at left shows a portrait and English text. Trees and palms frame the dark background.

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