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A procession scene at a festival. In the foreground, a man seen from behind wears an ornate black-and-gold embroidered conical cap, a red-orange cloth wrapped around his body, and bangles on his wrist. He holds a lit oil lamp toward a decorated palanquin. The palanquin is heavily garlanded with red, yellow and white flowers and draped in green cloth. Inside sits a deity murti with an orange cloth, a tall crown, white ornamental collar and a trident-like staff beside it. A golden peacock-shaped vahana stands at the front, and white ceremonial flags with a red emblem are fixed on poles. Overcast sky above.

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