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Outdoor street scene at dusk in a Tamil Nadu village lined with palm trees and blue-walled houses. A long-haired man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing a white and green flower garland, dark rudraksha-style beads and bangled arms, smiles as he walks past a parked dark silver car. A woman in a white sari with a grey-streaked bun, holding a brass pot topped with flowers, offers a welcoming ritual to him. Behind him, a bald man in saffron-orange robes and beaded necklaces and other devotees in orange and white crowd the roadside, with a young boy in glasses and a black shirt watching. A large printed banner and loudspeaker stand at the right edge. Visible person in rust-red clothing with garland and long swept-back hair resembles a probable Swamiji in appearance, being welcomed in a ritual reception during a street visit.

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