At night, a figure in an orange-red dhoti with gold border and a cream turban sits on a green and yellow decorated chariot platform, holding a small brass bowl and dispensing from it. Gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style bracelet are visible. Several men in light shirts reach up with open hands toward the platform. Green fairy lights are strung in the dark background. - Nithyanandapedia

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At night, a figure in an orange-red dhoti with gold border and a cream turban sits on a green and yellow decorated chariot platform, holding a small brass bowl and dispensing from it. Gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style bracelet are visible. Several men in light shirts reach up with open hands toward the platform. Green fairy lights are strung in the dark background.

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