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A crowded outdoor procession in India. In the foreground, a bald man with a head garland and white-and-gold dhoti stands at center, offering a plate of fruit and coconuts, with a gold-and-orange-robed figure beside him wearing a gold necklace of beads and rudraksha. A man in orange robes on the left wears a gold bead necklace and a beaded headband. Behind them, many devotees in white dhotis and shirts press forward, and a tall wooden staff and a decorated umbrella are raised. Fruit and coconuts sit on trays at the bottom right.

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