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Night procession at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with a large illuminated deity murti of Devi, multi-armed and crowned, carried on a decorated ratha or vehicle with lion or tiger figures at its base. Many people walk in white dhotis and kurta-style clothes, some in pink and white, holding ornate umbrellas in gold and red and tall red flags. Smoke or haze fills the street lit by bright lamps, and a brass oil lamp stands in the foreground. Several people sit on the vehicle beside the murti, including a woman in red. Visible people number in the dozens, with the procession stretching back into the haze.

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