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A photograph of an outdoor procession float decorated with orange and red draped fabric and yellow bamboo framing, garlanded with white jasmine and marigold flowers. Seated on a gilded throne-like chair under a white canopy, a person in orange robes with a red-and-pink flower garland and a head covering presses palms together in namaskar while speaking into a microphone on a stand. Two heads of onlookers are in the foreground, and a decorated vessel is visible at right. The seated figure wears saffron robes and a garland, and the setting suggests a ratha-style festival float; the identity of the seated person is not established from appearance.

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