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A seated figure in a red and gold turban and dark red robe sits on a raft-like platform floating on dark water at night, framed by a large arch of red, yellow, white and purple flower garlands with green cloth panels and a blue canopy above. A long garland of flowers hangs across the chest. Two men in white dhotis stand waist-deep in the water on either side, guiding the raft. The surrounding steps and stands are dim, and the scene is lit by small lamps at the platform corners.

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