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Outdoor procession on a paved path lined with green shrubs and trees, with a blue sign reading "SILENCE PLEASE NO MOBILES ALLOWED NO VIDEO CAMERA DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE DO NOT PLUCK THE LEAVES". A man in a white shirt with a grey-green beaded necklace and an ID lanyard walks in front in the foreground, and a young person in white with an orange scarf is at the lower right. Behind them, a central figure wears an orange scarf, a red headband, a flower garland and a long dark robe-like wrap, with a tall golden trident-topped staff rising above. Other participants in white dhoti-style clothing, orange scarves and orange headbands follow, and a man in a grey suit and red tie walks among them. A tall golden trident is visible in the background. The figure with the garland carries an orange and garland-decorated appearance consistent with a ceremonial procession, and the setting resembles an ashram walkway.

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