A dense outdoor crowd of men and women, many in white dhotis and shirts, fills the background, with some hands raised. In the foreground, men carry shallow brass-edged trays of sprouted green shoots and leafy seedlings on their heads, alongside a tray of bananas and fruit. A red wooden cart or ratham is visible behind the crowd. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this view. - Nithyanandapedia

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A dense outdoor crowd of men and women, many in white dhotis and shirts, fills the background, with some hands raised. In the foreground, men carry shallow brass-edged trays of sprouted green shoots and leafy seedlings on their heads, alongside a tray of bananas and fruit. A red wooden cart or ratham is visible behind the crowd. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this view.

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