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Outdoor procession scene on a street in India. A person seated on an ornate golden palanquin or ratha throne with a large golden sunburst backrest raises one hand in greeting. The seated figure wears a rust-red turban, a rust-red shawl over the shoulder, a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, gold bangles and a garland of red roses with white and yellow flowers. Orange marigold garlands are heaped on the platform, and a red and blue decorated drum-like item sits beside them. Behind a metal barricade, a crowd of onlookers watches and some raise their hands. Hanging signs on the left show portraits of saints and the lettering 'Shri Hari Karunamayi' and 'Ras Leela'. A canopy of white flowers and colourful tassels overhangs the throne.

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