A dark night photograph of an illuminated ornate ceremonial float, a ratha or palanquin, lit with rows of warm and green string lights and framed in teal and magenta decorative panels. Inside the lit structure, several figures in orange and red garments with green garlands are visible, appearing to be deity murti or statues rather than living people. The surrounding area is almost entirely black. - Nithyanandapedia

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A dark night photograph of an illuminated ornate ceremonial float, a ratha or palanquin, lit with rows of warm and green string lights and framed in teal and magenta decorative panels. Inside the lit structure, several figures in orange and red garments with green garlands are visible, appearing to be deity murti or statues rather than living people. The surrounding area is almost entirely black.

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