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A night procession float (ratha) with a canopy of red, orange and yellow fabric trimmed with ruffled orange edging and embroidered panels of lotus-like floral motifs in blue, green and red. Beneath the canopy stand two metal deity murti figures, one with a crown, draped in garlands of marigold and red flowers, with brass lamps, a kalasha-style pot and small brass vessels on a pink-draped platform. A speaker and cables sit at the left edge; a brick wall and tree stand in the dark background. No people are visible.

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