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Night photograph of a floating flower-decorated canopy boat on dark water, with a bright festival setting. The canopy is wrapped in garlands of orange, yellow, white and purple marigolds and jasmine, with magenta and purple drapes inside. Inside, a deity murti decorated with yellow and green garlands stands beside a seated man in saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha-style garland and a red-and-gold turban, seated on a red chair with a cushion. A pale brown figure sits near the back edge of the canopy. Strings of lights and a crowd of onlookers line the water's edge, with a few people also standing on the platform.

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