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A group of devotees in saffron and orange robes walk barefoot through a narrow stone passage with grey stone walls and a flagstone floor toward a bright doorway. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a maroon border wears a rudraksha mala and glasses. Behind her, a man in orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala walks alongside. A central man in an orange dhoti and shawl wears a yellow flower garland, a gold waist belt and a rudraksha mala, with a red mark on his forehead. On the right, a man in orange holds a tall golden staff raised high, wearing a gold pendant necklace and a rudraksha mala. Another orange-clad man and a figure in white follow behind. The scene suggests a ceremonial procession through a temple entrance.

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