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A gilded wooden temple chariot with ornate golden canopy and carved pillars stands beside a blue metal gate at a temple precinct. Beside it, a smiling person in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban wears a heavy garland of yellow and red flowers and holds a small object, while a man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands next to them and a man in a green shirt with a tilak mark on his forehead watches. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands between them. A silver figure of a deity stands on the chariot base. The chariot is decorated with gold and silver figures and yellow wheels. Several other people in white dhotis are at the left edge. Crowd count visible: about 6-7 people.

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