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These cars should be decorated with peacock's feathers, chowries, arches (*toraṇa*), little bells, bright mirrors, fans and garlands. There should also be carved images of various deities, particularly on the upper part of the structure, while the basement is adorned with representations of lions, elephants and crocodiles (*hari-kari-makara-rūpaiḥ*), with foliated ornamentation and with figures of dancers (*nāṭaka*), *bhūtas* and *yakshas*.