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Outdoor ashram courtyard in early morning light. A figure in saffron robe with long dark swept-back hair and a marigold garland stands on a white-walled step beside a red curtain. Behind him a white-walled building with a corrugated metal roof, a water tank on a metal stand, and a hanging bell. To the right a man in white dhoti and white kurta with an orange shawl walks across a dirt path toward the step. A seated person in white with an orange shawl is partly visible at left, and a brass ceremonial staff stands near the curtain. Trees and dry grass in the background.

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