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A festive procession in an open courtyard with bright orange and yellow ceremonial umbrellas and orange flags. At centre, a young man wearing a thick red and white flower garland and an orange cloth smiles while walking between attendants. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala carries a golden staff with a pointed finial. Devotees in white shirts and orange sashes and onlookers, including children and women in colourful saris, line the procession. A brick wall with a blue-and-white bird emblem on the umbrellas forms the backdrop. The scene is a KAILASA youth-day or birthday procession.

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