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Outdoor procession at an ashram courtyard with a red-brick wall and open shelter roof behind. An ornate orange and gold ceremonial umbrella stands at left, and a yellow and red decorated banner-like canopy is held aloft. At centre, a tall man with long light hair braided back, a white forehead mark, layered rudraksha malas and white and gold ceremonial cloth stands facing right with palms together, greeted by devotees. Around him, people in orange and maroon robes with long dark hair, some bare-chested with white ash markings on their skin, lean in and hold offerings. A young boy in orange and a bare-chested young man carry brass plates. Two Western-looking people in white clothing, one with a shoulder bag and rudraksha, join the greeting. The scene reads as a formal welcome or procession.

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