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A narrow stone lane in Varanasi with weathered red-ochre pillars on the left and a red-brick wall on the right. In the foreground, a man in an orange dhoti and orange top with a leopard-print shawl and a rudraksha mala walks forward, carrying a cloth bag. Behind him, a man in white kurta and dhoti wears an orange shawl and a red-beaded mala, and another person in white walks further back. A yellow signboard reading Idea hangs above. Appearance cues for the foreground figure are limited, so identity is uncertain. The brick wall displays a sign reading Anant Bhawan.

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