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A photograph of a procession scene under a multicoloured fringed canopy. A central man with long dark hair wrapped in a leopard-print turban and a flower garland of yellow marigolds, red roses and white blooms stands with hands pressed to his chest and eyes closed. He wears a maroon-brown robe, gold necklaces with a large ornate pendant, gold armband and bracelets, and a vertical white tilak. Behind him, several young men in orange-red robes and orange-red head wraps stand with palms joined in namaskar, some with white and orange body markings and rudraksha beads. On the left, one holds a decorated orange and gold kalasha-like pot with marigold garlands. Lush green foliage is visible behind the group. Hindu ceremonial procession with devotees.

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