Festival-night PM2.5 and noise spikes strain hospitals and trap pollution under winter inversions; shifting to city-run public shows, green-only windows, and AQI triggers can cut neighborhood exposure (CC BY SA 2.0). Photo Source: Ashwin Kumar, Flickr

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