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A night photograph of a floating ceremonial vehicle on water in front of a tiered brick amphitheatre. A seated figure in an orange robe sits on a red-cushioned seat at the centre of the decorated float, which is festooned with yellow and white marigold garlands, green leafy fronds and palm-like greenery. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis wade waist-deep in the water, pushing or guiding the float, while a boy in a striped shirt stands among them. A small red-and-white ornament stands on the float near the seated figure. The seats of the amphitheatre rise in the background under dark sky with palm trees at the upper left.

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