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Outdoor festival gathering under a canopy of orange, red and multicoloured triangular flags strung on bamboo poles. Seated on a red-and-white raised platform, a bearded man in saffron-orange robes with long hair and a white turban-like head covering speaks into a microphone; beside him a woman in orange and red sari with a garland sits, and a man in orange sits near the platform. Many young people in white and white-and-orange clothing sit on a red carpet listening, while a man in white dhoti and shirt and a man in dark suit stand at the right, clapping and smiling. Dry leaves cover the red carpet. Ratha-style decorations and a gold kalasha-like ornament appear at the top right.

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