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Night procession on a sandy open ground lit by a string of multicoloured fairy lights along a building. A grey-painted figure, shown as a statue or costumed effigy, is carried aloft on a pole by several men in white dhotis and white shirts, barefoot, with bamboo poles on their shoulders. A decorative umbrella with red, blue and yellow tassels is held over the procession. Around them a crowd of men and women in white and orange garments, some wearing garlands, watches and follows. A drummer in orange on the left carries a green drum. Lamps and a large building wall form the background.

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