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Night outdoor procession under dark trees at an ashram. A standing figure in the foreground, wearing a maroon-brown dhoti and wrap with a gold-bordered edge, a red-and-white flower garland, gold necklaces and a white tilak, holds hands together in a namaste greeting. Behind and around them, a crowd of saffron-orange robed sannyasis and young devotees carry staffs, tridents and a tall silver umbrella overhead. A decorated palanquin-style shrine on the left holds a deity murti framed with yellow, red and white flower garlands. A saffron flag hangs at the centre. A man with a camera stands at the left edge.

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