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A festive procession scene in daylight. A central figure sits on an ornate gilded throne with a cobra-hooded back and lion-head armrests, wearing a maroon-red turban, saffron-orange robe and a large gold necklace with rudraksha-style beads, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. Around him, attendants in saffron cloth and red and gold umbrellas, a leopard-print cushion, and a cymbal player in the lower right. A yellow umbrella and a decorated red parasol frame the scene. The text 'a person' applies only as a cautious appearance-based label: the seated figure has a turban, saffron robe, gold necklace and rudraksha-like beads on a throne-style palanquin. Visible event context is a Kumbh procession.

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