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Night outdoor procession on a dirt ground lit by a bright floodlight. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe with an orange shawl stands in the centre, barefoot, at the head of a long double line of people in white dhotis and white kurtas or saris with yellow shawls and yellow sashes. Several participants hold coloured and ornate ceremonial umbrellas on tall poles. Rangoli kolam patterns in white and yellow decorate the ground in front of the line. A cameraman with a shoulder camera stands among the line on the right. A whitewashed building with a signboard reading a temple name is behind the procession, with a decorated ratha-like float partly visible under the lights. Coconut palms are silhouetted against the dark sky. The scene resembles a welcoming procession.

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