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Outdoor courtyard scene in bright daylight beside a red-brown wall and a red-painted building. A group of about a dozen people in saffron and orange robes kneel, bow and prostrate on pale paving. A woman in a red-orange wrap and rudraksha mala sits with hands folded near the front, while others cover their faces or touch their chests. On the right, a standing man wears a saffron-orange turban, bare chest, gold-bordered orange dhoti and a shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, and raises one hand to his face. A bald man with an ear ring and white tilak on the left wears orange cloth and beaded bracelets. Parked cars and trees are visible in the background.

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