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Outdoor evening procession on grass at dusk. Two men in white dhotis with orange-bordered cloth walk in the foreground, one holding a long orange cloth banner aloft on a pole. Behind them a decorated wheeled cart or ratha carries a golden deity murti under a fringed canopy, garlanded with flowers. Devotees in white and saffron clothing stand along the path and watch. On the right, a seated figure on a zebra-striped cushioned seat under a bright orange umbrella wears an orange and red garment and an ornate necklace, with a raised platform draped in orange cloth beside him. Several bystanders, including children, line the scene.

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