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A night photograph of a decorated processional palanquin, a ratha-style vahana, carrying a deity murti. The murti sits in a glowing shrine lit by warm lamps, draped in an orange and red cloth and adorned with flower garlands in red, white and pink. An ornate golden canopy with a gold-brocaded fringe shades the shrine, and tasselled garlands in pink, white, green and blue hang along the side. A carved golden elephant-head or peacock-style finial projects from the front. Dark trees form the background. Two partially visible people stand at the bottom edge of the frame, one at the lower left and one at the lower right. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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