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Outdoor festival procession photographed from ground level beneath trees. Dominating the frame is an ornate golden ratha or palanquin-style vehicle draped in yellow and purple garlands, with hanging brass bells and tassels in green, red and blue. A large saffron-yellow parasol with a lotus motif shades a golden elephant-headed carved finial at the front. A shirtless attendant in white cloth stands on the left of the vehicle, partly visible. Along the right, a bald man in white clothing and several devotees stand behind a wire fence, watching the procession.

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