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A crowd of young devotees stands outdoors on bare reddish earth beside a stone retaining wall and trees, watching an event off-frame. Most men wear white shirts and white trousers, several with blue-and-white badges and dark beaded necklaces; one man in front wears sunglasses and crosses his arms. Women wear white and cream saris and salwar, including a woman in a red and white shawl and one in a white head covering. A young person in a red knit cap stands at right, and a woman at lower right wears spectacles and a white sari with a gold chain. A small blue road sign and a partly visible painted panel appear in the background.

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