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A decorated ceremonial chariot (ratha) with a colourful canopy of red, yellow, blue and orange painted panels and orange fabric drapes, decorated with white and yellow marigold garlands. A seated figure in orange robes and a red and white garland sits on a golden throne (peetha) on a red-cushioned platform, holding a ceremonial sword-like staff and a golden kalasha-like object. Behind him is a shrine-like arch with a Shivalinga motif and a golden deity murti. In the foreground, white-clad men pull the chariot by a red cloth rope; a man with a beard wears orange robes and garlands, and a bespectacled man in white kurta wears a rudraksha mala and tilak. Dry ground and a clear sky surround the procession. Seated figure in orange robes with garlands on a throne; probable Swamiji (probable) based on long hair, orange robes and garlanded regal presentation.

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