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Night photograph of an illuminated ceremonial temple chariot, a ratha with a tall multi-tiered octagonal superstructure decorated with string lights in red, green, white and amber. Garlands of red, yellow and green flowers hang from its corners and a deity murti sits in the central shrine niche. Two large golden bull figures flank the base, and a white-clad man stands on the platform beside a small figure. Several people in light clothing stand in the foreground crowd, partly visible at the lower edges, against a dark night sky.

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