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A procession under a covered walkway with colourful hanging decorations and umbrellas. At the centre, a man with a red-and-gold turban and a long garland of white flowers wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a gold necklace, walking between attendants in orange and saffron cloth. Behind him, a tall canopy pole with a multicoloured fringed canopy is carried by attendants. Along both sides, devotees in white and cream clothes stand with palms pressed together in anjali. A man in a white shirt films with a camera on the left. Bare-chested priests in white dhotis with red sashes walk near the front. Palm trees and greenery are visible outside. The scene matches a ritual procession with a canopy and devotees greeting the central figure. Appearance-based cues are a turban, garland and saffron clothing, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) candidate walking in procession.

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