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A floral-decorated float (ratha) carrying a seated figure in orange robes with a red cushion and gold throne moves through shallow water in front of tiered red stone steps lined with black pillar-like stands. The float is draped with white and orange-red garlands, a yellow fringed canopy overhead, and a yellow-and-red circular flower motif on the backdrop. A figure with long dark hair and a red garland, holding a microphone, sits on the throne. Around the float, many men in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, wade through the water escorting it. One figure in the foreground wears a white wrap and a rudraksha mala. This appears to be a procession during the Dasara celebrations.

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