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A photograph of a procession on a dry, open field beneath a colourful festival canopy with tassels and an orange flag. In the centre, a smiling man in an orange saffron robe with a white and green floral garland and a rudraksha mala stands beside another man in white with an orange shawl. Behind them, many people in orange and white clothes crowd close, some carrying a ceremonial staff topped with a silver trident-like finial. In the foreground, a man in white with a cream and turquoise sash looks down while a large black Panasonic video camera on a shoulder strap is pointed toward the group. Many onlookers fill the scene. A Nithyanandapedia copyright line is printed at lower right.

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