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Evening procession at a temple town, with a large crowd walking on a paved plaza under a dusk sky. In the foreground, a man in white shirt and trousers with a dark lanyard and a light-coloured bag under his arm walks beside a group of sannyasis in saffron-orange robes. A central monk in saffron-orange robe and sandals raises his right hand in greeting and smiles. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with dark neck cords, walk alongside. A tall red-orange flag with a blue emblem flies at upper right. Behind them stands a temple tower with a shikhara, a covered pavilion, and a row of lit shops and stalls.

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