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Outdoor scene on a dirt ground during a procession. A bearded man in orange robes with a red border and a large gold necklace with a central pendant stands center, reaching out toward a young person at left whose long dark hair falls loose and who wears an orange shawl, with white markings on the forehead. Behind them, a man in white holds a tall gold-coloured staff and a silver tray filled with red petals and fruit. At right, a woman in an orange and yellow sari with bangles receives offerings from a robed attendant in orange. Several other people in orange robes and white clothing stand around. Visible people include a bearded orange-robed man, a young shawled person, a white-clad staff bearer and a woman in yellow and orange, with other attendants partly visible.

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