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A procession winds up a leafy hillside path lined with trees and rocks. Several ornate umbrellas with red, yellow and blue panels and gold emblem medallions are carried above a crowd. Many men in white shirts and dhotis walk with the group, some in orange or saffron clothing, and a man in a red t-shirt stands in the foreground holding green leaves. A few onlookers on the left lift mobile phones to take pictures, and women in saris appear at the right edge. Such a scene suggests a devotional walk or pilgrimage rather than a specific ritual, and the visible faces cannot be matched to any particular person.

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