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A decorated festival chariot at night, covered with garlands of orange, marigold, white and purple flowers and strung with white fairy lights. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe, wearing a maroon turban and a white flower garland, sits on an ornate silver throne with red cushions under a flower-covered canopy. Beside the chariot a bare-chested priest in an orange cloth works near the wheel, and a crowd is visible in the background. Overlay text reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam

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