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A covered temple hall with a corrugated metal roof, hanging leaf-and-flower strings, and tube lights overhead. In the foreground a shaved-headed young priest in white dhoti with a white vibhuti band on his forehead walks past the frame. Behind him a man with long dark hair, orange-saffron garment, ornate gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala walks with palms pressed together, flanked by saffron-robed sannyasis and many devotees. Women in saffron, lavender, green and white saris and white kurtas stand at a metal railing with hands folded in namaskar, and a deity shrine with brass and colourful decorations is visible on the left. Probable Swamiji is shown in appearance, based on long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklaces; the scene reads as a temple procession or darshan. Several dozen people are visible.

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