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Night procession outdoors where a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a bare upper body and red-and-white forehead marks holds a tall silver ceremonial umbrella (chhatra) with pendant ornaments. He wears a rudraksha mala and walks among other orange-robed participants in saffron cloths with maroon borders. Nearby, young boys and a woman beat large drums, and a woman in an orange sari and a man in white ritual clothes stand around. Brass horns (ceremonial trumpets) curve upward at right, held by a woman with hair tied back. Red brick wall and dark trees form the background.

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