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Outdoor evening stage at a Himalayan event with a blue tarpaulin canopy overhead. A central figure seated on an orange-and-white platform wears a white turban, gold beaded necklaces and a saffron garment, raising one hand in greeting. Beside him a standing person in a shiny blue cloak holds a long ceremonial staff, and to the right a bearded man in a saffron robe and turban raises a hand. Two ornate orange-and-gold ceremonial banners with crescent emblems hang at the sides, and a striped umbrella-shaped canopy rises behind. A small drum and a metal pot sit on the stage edge. A man in white stands at the far left. Pink-orange walls frame the platform.

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