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Night street scene in a busy market area with shop lights and signboards behind. A group walks along a paved street toward the camera. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a smile wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala and gold-coloured ornaments on his arms and neck, and sandals. To his left, a woman and a man in saffron robes walk, one holding a silver-tipped staff. To the right, a man in white with a rudraksha mala holds a short white rod, and a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border and a tilak walks barefoot beside him. A uniformed man in white shirt and trousers stands at the left edge. Scaffolding is visible at the upper right. The Swamiji probable cue is the centre man's long hair, saffron clothing, ornaments and mala.

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