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Outdoor procession on a dirt road at dusk under a pale sky with trees behind. Two ornate multicoloured parasols with tassels are carried above a group, along with a tall trident standard and ceremonial staves. Several men in white kurta and dhoti wear yellow shawls and lanyards; a few wear red-brown shawls. At centre, a man in saffron/orange robes wears a long white-and-red flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, and another in orange robes walks beside him. A young boy in a light green shirt walks in the foreground on the left, and a man in white at right gestures toward the group. A low stone wall and small building stand on the right.

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