A group of men descends a wide stone staircase on a hillside under a clear blue sky. At the centre, a man in orange saffron robes with rudraksha malas and a sash is walking, with a man beside him holding a red umbrella aloft. Others in white dhotis and saffron cloth follow, and a man in a red shirt and white dhoti walks at the front. A tree, dry shrubs and an old stone wall form the background. - Nithyanandapedia

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A group of men descends a wide stone staircase on a hillside under a clear blue sky. At the centre, a man in orange saffron robes with rudraksha malas and a sash is walking, with a man beside him holding a red umbrella aloft. Others in white dhotis and saffron cloth follow, and a man in a red shirt and white dhoti walks at the front. A tree, dry shrubs and an old stone wall form the background.

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