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Outdoor scene on a dusty ground at a KAILASA event. A young boy in a white kurta and black trousers kneels in the foreground with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him, people in white traditional clothing stand and kneel in a line, including a woman in a cream sari with gold border and a man in white. On the left edge, a musician holds a large hand drum with white rim studs, wearing white dhoti-style clothing. On the right, a woman in a red top and yellow patterned skirt and a man in a mint-green shirt and white trousers walk past carrying bags and a water bottle. A woman in a dark top and grey shawl stands with hands folded, and a prostrating devotee in white lies near the back. Possibly a devotional gathering or procession.

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