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A gilded ceremonial chariot or palanquin in a procession. A large saffron-yellow canopy with red fringe and a lotus-petal motif shades the golden platform. The structure is festooned with yellow and white marigold and jasmine garlands, multicoloured tassels in green, pink, blue, white and red, and a golden fan-like finial with flat discs. Red and yellow flags fly on poles behind, and figures in white and yellow clothing stand at the lower edge. No clear individual is identifiable as the central subject, so the scene is the decorated chariot itself.

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