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A large decorated sacred barge or float rests in a rectangular water tank, its base wrapped in striped yellow, red and black ornamental draping with a large dark metallic cylindrical structure rising above. Several people in white and orange stand on scaffolding and steps attached to the float. Along the red stepped embankment on the left, seated people in white and orange sit in rows near a small ornate shrine-like canopy with a golden spire and a yellow-cushioned seat. Strings of small flags or lights are strung along poles above the steps, and a red multi-storey building stands on the right under a pale evening sky. Floating petals or debris dot the still water, reflecting the structures.

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