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A festival procession on a dirt road under a clear blue sky. A decorated golden palanquin-style chariot with a tiered gold canopy, hanging bells, marigold and flower garlands, and a large umbrella in red, yellow and green. Seated on the chariot is a figure in a gold crown, white garment and red and green beaded garland, raising a hand in greeting. A dark-and-white bull draped in a red cloth with a flower garland walks beside it. Around the chariot, many people in white and yellow clothes and saffron-orange shawls press forward, several reaching out to touch the bull or the chariot, and some hold flower offerings. Banana leaves and a palm tree frame the scene. Several people are pictured clearly; the total visible here is more than twenty.

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