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Outdoor scene at a dirt-road ashram compound beside a large shady tree and a multi-storey building with an exterior metal staircase. Center, a man in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland walks forward, and a long-haired man in saffron shawl and white clothing walks to the left. Behind them stand several men in white dhotis and shirts, some with saffron shawls and a rudraksha-style mala. Left foreground has stacked black water tanks. A golden canopy-topped chariot or palanquin structure is visible in the background, with a sign reading Vignesh Computer Printers on the building.

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