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A nighttime outdoor procession moves across a paved courtyard under a corrugated roof. In the centre, a figure with voluminous dark hair wears a dark red-brown robe and a long garland of red flowers, raising one hand. Beside and around them, several men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies or white shawls, and others in maroon-brown robes with gold-bordered waistcloths, walk with hands folded or carrying items. A banner on the back wall shows a portrait of a figure in a red turban alongside a world map and the number 347. A decorated golden palanquin and floral arrangements are visible at right and rear. Light is dim with bright spots from overhead lamps.

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