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A ceremonial procession on a decorated chariot. A seated figure in a crown, ornate gold and orange clothing, and garlands rides on a flower-draped ratha with an orange canopy fringed with tassels and a carved dragon-headed prow. Crowds of devotees in white clothes surround the chariot, and a videographer with a camera stands at left. The chariot is heavily wrapped in yellow and white marigold garlands, with hanging bells and colourful tassels. The figure on the chariot is consistent with a ceremonial presentation, but the face is not clear enough to confirm identity, so this is a sacred figure on a procession chariot with an uncertain identity.

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