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A group walks uphill along a rough stone path on a hilltop overlooking a wide, hazy town plain. A low dressed-stone wall runs along the left edge. Several people in saffron and orange robes walk at the centre of the group, with a red-and-orange umbrella held above them. Men in white dhotis and shawls walk beside and behind them. In the right foreground a bare-headed man in a white dhoti and shawl stands facing away on the path. Scattered rocks, dry shrubs and parked vehicles lie along the track below.

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A photograph of a group walking up a wide stone staircase on a hillside, viewed from above. Leading the group, a figure in saffron-orange robes holds a bright orange parasol. Beside and behind them, several people in orange, white and a red shawl walk in a line. The steps are pale and paved, flanked by rough stone walls, with scattered rubble, dry scrub and a few small shrubs. Below, a town spreads out under hazy sky, with low white buildings, trees and a white water tower at upper right.2011-05-24A group of people descends a wide stone staircase on a hillside under a clear blue sky. In the centre, a figure in orange-saffron robes walks beneath a red parasol held aloft. Around him, several men wear orange or saffron cloth, some with white dhotis and shawls, and one man in a red kurta and white dhoti stands to the left. 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