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Crowded outdoor scene at a religious gathering. In the foreground, an older bearded man in a white kurta and dhoti with an orange turban and red-patterned shirt holds a walking stick and a small steel pot. Beside him, a man in a red and orange patterned shawl and orange garment stands, while a man in a yellow jacket and a man in a lavender scarf stand at left. On the right, a bare-chested man wears a white dhoti and sash. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth and devotees in orange, red and blue saris and turbans gather before a dark shrine tent with a deity murti and orange banners. Printed banners on the left show figures and text. Roughly 21-100 people are visible.

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