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A festival procession on a street. In the upper centre, a man stands on a golden ornate chariot decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, bells, and tasselled hangings in pink, green, blue and yellow; he wears a golden crown-like headdress, an orange-saffron garment and a white flower garland. Below, four men in white kurta-style clothes with yellow shawls walk in front, several carrying a red-wrapped pole on their shoulders; one wears a rudraksha mala. A red and green canopy with fringed tassels hangs at upper left, and black speakers stand behind the chariot.

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