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A street procession in a town, with a central figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walking between two rows of men in white dhotis and orange shawls. Several men carry tall wooden poles supporting large multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled fringes and the word DhyanaPeetam printed on the canopies. Behind them a long white banner with a black-and-white portrait and Tamil script is carried aloft, and orange flags are visible. Overhead, the sky is pale and power lines cross the scene. Some men wear ceremonial gold necklaces. The central figure has long dark hair and a red forehead mark, and appears to be a person by appearance cues including orange robes and rudraksha beads, with a visibly swept-back hairstyle; the crowd is of many people in procession, and the figure is physically present in the street.

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