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A photograph of a festival ritual at night in a floral-decorated palanquin or ratha canopy strung with marigolds, white jasmine and orange flowers. A deity murti in gold-and-silver ornamentation sits on a red cushioned seat draped in garlands of yellow and purple flowers. A standing priest on the left wears an orange dhoti, bare chest, a long braid and a lit oil lamp in hand, offering aarti. A seated man on the right wears a rust-orange robe, an orange turban and a white flower garland, with hands folded in reverence beside the deity. The palanquin sits on a red floor covered with striped woven mats, and a silver-edged ornate throne is visible at right.

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