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Outdoor street scene with banana trees and a roadside signboard map. On the right, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and a full beard wears an orange-red shawl over his shoulders and stands among others. Beside him, a person in an orange garment wears a beaded mala necklace. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand around, one in the centre wears a green cloth sash and gestures with his hand while speaking. A few onlookers in white shirts are in the foreground, and an auto-rickshaw is visible at the back. A printed signboard shows a map and a red and white striped wall behind.

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