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A photograph of a group descending a set of concrete steps beside a white-washed wall at an outdoor palace grounds. In the foreground, a figure in an orange saffron robe with long, curly dark hair and a rudraksha mala holds the metal railing as they step down. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts, one in a pink checked shirt and one in grey, stand on a raised wooden platform near a yellow pillar and a dark iron gate. A tiled-roof building and trees are visible in the background, with string lights strung along the wall.

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