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A night photograph of a floating illuminated shrine or float on dark water, decorated with yellow and white marigold garlands and a silver-framed arch. Two deity murtis stand at the centre of the shrine, one adorned in purple and the other in yellow garments. Bright white lights line both sides of the float. A figure in white clothing kneels or bends at the front of the float, apparently performing worship, while several people in the water are partly visible beneath and beside the float. Behind it, a tiered wall of terracotta pots holds plants.

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