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A large procession inside a hall with pink walls and framed photographs. Several blue and purple ornate umbrellas with sequined fringes and small circular emblems are held aloft by men in white dhotis with gold borders. Many people wear saffron or orange turbans and cloths, rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, and some bare-chested participants stand in the crowd. A man in an orange turban with a long rudraksha mala stands at centre-right, gesturing with his hand. Others in white and orange move around them, and a mostly bald man in orange cloth is visible at the front centre.

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