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Night photograph of a Mahashivaratri procession at Bengaluru Aadheenam. A large decorated palanquin or ratha is covered in white, red and orange garlands, with tiered floral arrangements and a trident-like finial at the top. Oil lamps and bright lights glow on the structure. Behind it, a seated figure in orange and white clothing sits near the front of the vehicle, with an attendant standing beside. A dense crowd in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, presses around the cart under strings of coloured lights.

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