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Night procession on a richly decorated ratha or chariot strung with marigold and pink flower garlands, tassels and gold trim, with red, orange and yellow umbrellas overhead. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe stands at the left edge, smiling and gesturing. Two figures in ornate gold crowns and white garlands sit or stand on the platform; the central one in an orange cloth raises a hand in greeting. A large white-feathered ornament is at the right foreground, with a few onlookers' heads visible at the bottom. Bright lights glare from the top of the canopy.

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