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Outdoor street procession at a religious gathering. At center, a person wearing a maroon-and-gold striped shawl and a dark red turban, draped in a thick orange-yellow marigold garland, stands beneath a bright yellow-orange ceremonial umbrella held by two attendants. To the left, a young man with long dark hair wears a white dhoti with gold border, a gold-beaded mala and a dark armband, gesturing toward the center. On the right, a bearded sadhu in a saffron turban and pale orange robe holds a silver trident. Another attendant in white dhoti with gold border and gold-beaded mala holds a small silver bowl.

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