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A man seated on an ornate chariot or ratha during a festival procession, smiling and holding a tall golden trident (trishul) upright in his right hand. He wears an orange saffron-coloured cloth draped over one shoulder, a cream and gold turban, a white and red-and-yellow garland of flowers around his neck, a gold armlet and bangles, and a red kumkum mark on his forehead. Behind him are an orange and silver canopy with red and green tassels, and bunches of yellow, white and green balloons. Blue and yellow fabric with white and yellow tassels hangs at the right edge, and spectators are partly visible in the foreground.

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