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Outdoor procession scene under a clear blue sky. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a cream-and-gold turban and long dark hair sits on a silver-and-gold ornate ratha or palanquin, smiling and resting one hand on the gilded railing. He wears layered garlands of white and marigold-orange flowers with a red-and-yellow rudraksha-style mala. Behind him, orange, green and yellow balloons are tied to the ornate silver canopy. To the left, a colourful umbrella with blue, green and red panels, gold lotus motifs and tasselled edging stands beside a golden finial topped with a lion figure. The chariot sits on a dusty roadside with scrub trees.

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