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A procession of devotees walks across a stone-paved courtyard beside a large conifer and a flowering tree. The lead figure, in the foreground left, wears a red and white patterned shawl, a red turban, a gold necklace, and a garland, with a rust-brown dhoti and sandals. Behind him, men in white dhotis with gold borders carry ceremonial staffs, and a woman in a teal blouse and red skirt walks among them. A man in white clothing with a rudraksha mala holds a camera, and a parasol with white decorations is raised above the group. Strings of lights hang in the trees, and an orange-robed figure stands at right.

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