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A decorated red wooden cart procession at a Bonalu festival. Beneath a canopy of pink, orange and white flowers and green leaves, a golden deity murti with trident and raised arms is set up. A bare-chested man with long braided hair and a white tilak sits cross-legged on the cart in orange cloth, holding a ritual tray with brass vessels and a lamp. Two men stand behind in white shirts and jeans, one raising a pink-decorated item. Red and gold decorative cloths hang at the sides, and a carved golden bird crest sits above the canopy.

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