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Outdoor photo at a large black stone lingam with flower garlands on its base, water spraying from it into a pool. A decorated flower-covered float with a yellow and orange garland-draped structure carries a seated person in orange robes with a red and white shawl, facing forward, flanked by ceremonial staffs topped with golden finials. Crowds of devotees in white and yellow garlands stand and wade in the water, with a stepped stone bank lined with spectators behind. A partial 'RATHAM' lettering appears on the float's side. a person candidate present; the seated figure wears orange robes and a shawl but the appearance is too uncertain to confirm.

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