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Outdoor scene at an ashram courtyard with a red-framed open shelter and palm trees behind. A bare-chested man in a rust-brown robe stands at centre, bowed with his head down while a long orange-and-yellow marigold garland is placed around his neck, and a second garland of pink flowers rests over his arm. Behind him, a white sedan is parked. On the left, a shirtless attendant in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a tall ceremonial umbrella with red and colourful fringe. Several men in orange clothes with orange turbans stand in the background, and a woman in a white sari kneels at lower left with a flower offering. The distinctive rust-brown robe with garlands and crowd of saffron-clad attendants suggests a ceremonial reception; the honoured figure's identity is not established from appearance alone.

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