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A photograph of a festival procession outdoors. A richly decorated golden palanquin with carved gold makara-style finials, red velvet seating and marigold and tassel garlands carries a seated figure with long dark hair wearing a gold-bordered ornate garment and gold jewellery; a large orange tasselled canopy shades the palanquin. Surrounding bearers and devotees wear white clothes with yellow shawls and some wear orange robes; many hands are raised toward the palanquin. Green trees, a corrugated metal structure and a stage frame sit behind. The seated figure's long hair and ornate gold clothing are cues, though no identity is established.

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