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A procession on a village street in daylight. A person in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on a red velvet carriage trimmed with gold, under a large red canopy decorated with white flower garlands. The turban-wearer wears a long beaded garland and a long braid, and raises a hand in greeting. In the foreground, a man in a red embroidered tunic with a gold collar stands beside a man in white with an orange shawl, and a man in a grey shirt stands near the carriage. Saffron flags flutter on poles in the background, alongside a green roadside sign in Tamil and palm trees. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure wears saffron robes, a saffron turban and a long braid with a flower garland, under a ceremonial red canopy on a chariot, consistent with a traditional welcome procession.

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