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Night procession at an outdoor street. A decorated chariot with a stepped platform is lit by many string lights and covered with marigold and mixed flower garlands, tassels and a multicolour fringed canopy on a tall pole. Two seated figures in ceremonial dress sit on the platform, one in a red-orange turban and tan garment and another in a saffron-toned shawl and white attire, one holding a fan-like object. Dense crowd of devotees in white and dark clothing lines the foreground. Background shows a red-brown building wall and corrugated roof. Bananas are visible on a stall at right.

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