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A procession winds along a dirt-and-paved path through an ashram grounds lined with small white shrines and pillars, under a large shady tree. Several people carry ornate red, orange and gold parasols with blue emblems. A young drummer in white shirt and red sash plays a drum, and a boy in a checked shirt walks in front. Men and women in white and orange dhotis and saris, some with white shawls, follow in the crowd. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti on the right carries a tray of offerings. Further up the slope, a pink-and-white temple with a deity murti stands on a raised platform, and devotees in white walk along the path.

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