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Night outdoor event lit by floodlights on poles. In the centre, a figure in an orange turban and sleeveless orange robe with long dark wavy hair leans forward to hand small red booklets to an elderly man in a brown shawl with orange border, white hair, a white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. A balding man in a red shirt holds his hand to his face beside them. Other people in white dhotis and orange clothing stand around, and a younger man in orange at right looks on. A tray with garlands and a red cloth sits at right. Visible people number roughly 15 to 20.

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