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Night procession with a gilded ratha or palanquin decorated with garlands of marigold and white flowers, pink and green strings, and tassels. Red and orange umbrellas shade the golden vehicle, and a golden dragon-headed post stands at left. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at the front of the vehicle, leaning toward a small deity murti or figure seated on the golden platform. A man in white and a woman in a beige sari hold poles and flank the procession; devotees with folded hands stand at right, and a bright flame glows at the lower right.

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