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Night photograph of an illuminated procession float, a ratha decorated with strings of coloured lights in red, green, white and purple along its pillars and tiers. At the centre sits a deity murti, a figure in ornate gold and white dress framed by a flower-garlanded canopy in pink, yellow and green blossoms. Two men in saffron-orange dhotis and red turbans stand at the float's front; the left figure waves a white chamara fan while the right figure holds a lit lamp toward the deity. Golden sculpted figures and a lion-like carving decorate the platform, and a kalasha-style ornament is visible at the upper right. Lit at night with warm yellow and green lights.

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