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These cars should be decorated with peacocks' feathers, chowries, arches (*toraṇa*), little bells, bright mirrors, fans and garlands. There should be also 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*.