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A dense crowd fills a temple courtyard under a colourful canopy decorated with floral and geometric patterns. Many men wear orange and saffron turbans and robes; some have white beards and tilak marks on their foreheads. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a sun helmet stands at left. Behind them, a decorated shrine has garlands of marigolds and flags. A bearded man in a white robe and orange turban stands near the centre, and a robed figure in orange with a long white beard appears in the middle of the crowd. Many devotees have hands joined in prayer.

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