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Blurred night photograph of a large wooden ratha chariot during a procession on a street lined with shops and buildings. A carved figure of a horse or similar animal with raised head stands on the chariot platform, secured with thick rope and bamboo lashings. Onlookers and passers-by are blurred in the bright storefront light at the right edge. The image shows motion through the street during the Koadikkan Ratha Yatra.

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