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Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots. Two shaven-headed monks in saffron-orange and maroon-red robes stand with palms pressed together in anjali, the left one looking forward and the right one with head bowed. Beside them a long-haired figure in orange robes stands bare-chested with head bowed and hands folded in prayer, next to a white metal pole. Behind them a man in a lavender shirt and white dhoti and another man in a white shirt and white dhoti also stand with hands folded. Sand ground has kolam chalk patterns and woven mats lie on the ground. Photo is taken from a distance and crowd counts small.

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