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Night photograph of a procession float carrying a large colourful Ganesha murti with an elephant head, multiple arms, a crown and garlands, lit by a bright light above. A man in an orange-red shawl and white dhoti, with a long garland of yellow and orange flowers, sits at the front of the float near the base. Other men in white dhotis and yellow cloth stand around the murti, and several women in white and blue saris watch from the lower left. Draped cloth covers the platform beneath the deity. Dark trees surround the scene. a person is not confidently distinguishable from appearance here; the seated garlanded man is shown with a shawl and garland but his features and presentation are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.

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