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Outdoor procession on a dirt road between banana trees and a low wall. A figure seated on an ornate golden palanquin-style float (ratha) waves one hand; he wears an orange-red garment, a golden crown and a garland, while the float is draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands, golden bells and colourful tassels. Beside him a large multicoloured umbrella with a white bird emblem and orange-fringed banners carried on poles. Behind, men and women in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas walk alongside, some in orange robes. A speaker stack is mounted on a truck bed at left and red flags fly in the background. A blurred camera operator occupies the lower left foreground.

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