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Night procession with a large painted lion-mount vehicle on the left, its mouth open and decorated with gold ornaments, flowers and a trident-like staff. A man in orange-brown robes, wearing a multi-strand flower garland and rudraksha beads, sits smiling on a decorated seat beside a raised ceremonial staff. Behind him stands a younger man in orange robes and glasses, smiling. Pink, red and silver umbrellas and a crowd of devotees with raised hands fill the background under evening lights.

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