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Night procession of many devotees in saffron and orange clothing moving along a dark path beneath trees. Several women in orange and maroon saris carry round brass trays heaped with lit oil lamps, and a girl in an orange sari with a white forehead band holds a tray. Men with white horizontal forehead and arm markings and rudraksha malas beat a drum, and others carry tall silver tridents, a long silver spear, a gold-wrapped pole and an orange ceremonial banner with a bird emblem. The setting is outdoors at night, consistent with a deepam procession. Approximately 40 to 60 people are visible.

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