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A smiling man in a maroon turban and maroon-and-saffron robes rides in a gold-trimmed ceremonial palanquin or chariot, one arm raised in greeting. He wears heavy gold necklaces with a large gold pendant, gold bangles and a white-marked forehead. Around him stand attendants: a man in a white dhoti with gold border on the left and a woman in white on the right. A large red and gold umbrella-like canopy with a golden sun face decorates the vehicle, and ornate red-and-gold ceremonial poles with flowers rise behind. Rose petals scatter on the seat, and a crowd is visible in the background on a roadside. a person: the man in the center wears a maroon turban, long-style ceremonial robes, heavy gold necklaces and a raised-arm greeting from a decorated seat, but appearance alone is not conclusive.