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Outdoor street scene during a procession in what appears to be Tamil Nadu, with banana plants and palm fronds behind the crowd. A central figure in a rust-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi smiles and extends one hand toward the crowd. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads and white forehead markings walk alongside people in white clothing. A man in a white shirt reaches toward the figure, and a woman in a white sari with pink border raises her palms in greeting. Red flower petals are scattered near the bottom of the frame.

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