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Dusk procession at an outdoor ashram event. A golden ornamental palanquin with a carved gold makara-style prow is decorated with white and purple garlands, marigold and yellow flower strings, and colourful tassels. A seated figure in orange and saffron clothing and garlands rides on it. Below, a man with grey hair in white dhoti and shirt stands facing the palanquin, while devotees in white with yellow shawls and a drummer holding a blue-rimmed drum line the procession, some holding stacked tassels and hanging decorations. A uniformed security officer stands at the right edge. Orange cloth draped over a table with a brass vessel sits at left.

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